The clinic nurse is reviewing breastfeeding with a pregnant client. Which hormone will the nurse include in the patient's teaching plan as the one primarily responsible for lactation after birth?

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Prolactin is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Secretion of prolactin is suppressed by estrogen and progesterone produced by the placenta. When the placenta separates after birth, the effects of the estrogen and progesterone stop and milk is produced with infant suckling. Luteinizing hormone is present in the ovulatory cycle.

The Clinic Nurse Is Reviewing Breastfeeding with a Pregnant Client