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Difference between Breastfeeding and Oxytocin

Breastfeeding vs. Oxytocin

Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child. Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary.

Childbirth

Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section.

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

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Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Infant

An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.

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International unit

In pharmacology, the international unit (IU) is a unit of measurement for the effect or biological activity of a substance, for the purpose of easier comparison across similar forms of substances.

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Lactation

Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.

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Nipple

The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in females, milk leaves the breast through the lactiferous ducts to breastfeed an infant.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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