One physician notes that clinical observation shows that breastfeeding contractions do not produce dilation of the cervix. Accordingly, in the Moscona survey of 57 mothers breastfeeding during pregnancy, only four women (seven percent) recalled contractions related to breastfeeding at all.
The pituitary gland is situated under the brain and is an endocrine gland. The pituitary gland produces the adrenocorticotrophic hormones (ACTH), which are essential for all vital organs of the body. The pituitary gland is responsible for regulating the production of hormones in the adrenal and thyroid glands.
The pituitary glands are made of the anterior lobe and posterior lobe. The anterior lobe produces and releases hormones. The posterior lobe does not produce hormones per seâthis is done by nerve cells in the hypothalamusâbut it does release them into the circulation.Hormones of the Pituitary Gland.The hormones of the pituitary gland send signals to other endocrine glands to stimulate or inhibit their own hormone production.he posterior lobe does not produce hormones per seâthis is done by nerve cells in the hypothalamusâbut it does release them into the circulation. Hormones of the Pituitary Gland. The hormones of the pituitary gland send signals to other endocrine glands to stimulate or inhibit their own hormone production.