When stretch receptors in the cervix are stimulated by the continually increasing pressure of the fetus, afferent neurons send impulses to the maternal hypothalamus resulting in

A. increased estrogen production.
B. increased oxytocin production.
C. increased fetal CRH production.
D. increased growth in the size of the placenta.
E. decreased oxytocin production.


B

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