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34 weeks and 6days pregnant nipple stimulation by pumping breast can that cause labor?

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Possibly: Nipple stimulation at term can cause labor by the release of oxytocin and is a trick that has been used for years to induce labor.

Answered 11/28/2013

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YES: Nipple stimulation will release oxytocin, and that will cause contractions.

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