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== Parturition ==
 
== Parturition ==
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The step in the reproductive process that immediately precedes lactation, uterine involution and return to cyclicity.  It is initiated by the foetus and involves a complex cascade of endocrine events that promote myometrial contraction, dilation of the cervix, expulsion of the foetus and expulsion of the extraembryonic membranes.
      
* [[Parturition - Normal Parturition - Anatomy & Physiology|Normal Parturition ]]
 
* [[Parturition - Normal Parturition - Anatomy & Physiology|Normal Parturition ]]
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