Changes

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. Parturition is the Process by which the conceptus (foetus, placenta and placental membranes) are expelled from the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]] requires:

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. Parturition is the process by which the conceptus (foetus, placenta and placental membranes) is expelled from the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]]; this requires [[Parturition - Cervical Softening - Anatomy & Physiology|cervical softening]],[[Parturition - Coordinated Myometrial Contraction - Anatomy & Physiology|coordinated myometrial contractions]] and contraction of abdominal muscles

* [[Parturition - Cervical Softening - Anatomy & Physiology|Cervical Softening]]

* [[Parturition - Coordinated Myometrial Contraction - Anatomy & Physiology|Coordinated Myometrial Contraction]]

* Voluntary contraction of abdominal muscles

== Placental Changes ==

== Placental Changes ==