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 itself consists of a larger anterior lobe that makes the following hormones: adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), growth hormone (GH) and Prolactin.
The pituitary gland sometimes is called the master gland because it produces hormones that regulate many bodily functions, including the production of: 1  Thyroid hormone. 2  Sex hormones, such as estrogen and testosterone. 3  Adrenalin. Growth hormone.  Breast 1  milk. Anti-diuretic hormone that helps control water balance.