When a woman is giving birth, the head of the baby pushes against her cervix and stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin. Oxytocin travels in the blood and stimulates the uterus to contract. Labor contractions become more and more intense until the baby is expelled. This is an example of ________.

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This is an example of positive feedback because the release of oxytocin and the subsequent contractions intensify the process leading to the birth of the baby, rather than reversing it to maintain homeostasis, which would be characteristic of negative feedback.

When a Woman Is Giving Birth, the Head of the Baby