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    What is the milk ejecting reflex?

    The milk ejection reflex is caused by combined neurogenic and hormonal reflexes that release oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland. The combined action of prolactin and oxytocin causes the excretion of milk. Lactation can be defined as the process of milk secretion by the mammary glands of the woman after childbirth.