RJA #10b: Reasons

• Oxytocin allows for the mammary gland to direct the milk towards the nipple's surface, allowing for the offspring to stay nourished.
•  Walton, John “Oxytocin.” World of Molecules. 2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <www.worldofmolecules.com/emotions/oxytocin.htm>
• Oxytocin induces the sensation of love, creating security and trust between partners. This creates a bond which grows and later leads to sexual intercourse.
•  Post, Bryan. "Natural Oxytocin, Anxiety and Depression." Oxytocin Central. Oxytocin Central, 23 Mar 2011. Web. 21 Oct 2011. <http://oxytocincentral.com/2011/03/natural-oxytocin-anxiety-depression/>.
• Bonding between mother and kin is greatly dependent on the amount of oxytocin the child and the mother share in the first few minutes of life. Without, mother loses maternal instincts and denies child.
•  Post, Bryan. "Natural Oxytocin, Anxiety and Depression." Oxytocin Central. Oxytocin Central, 23 Mar 2011. Web. 21 Oct 2011. <http://oxytocincentral.com/2011/03/natural-oxytocin-anxiety-depression/>.
• Deprivation of oxytocin is thought of to be the main reason behind abnormal social behavior and some diseases such as autism, without OXT we would be unable to structure our world and the environment around us.
•  King, Gordon J. Reproduction in Domesticated Animals. 6. 9. Elsevier Health Sciences, 1993. 279. Print.
• Oxytocin is the basis of bonding, and creates the bond between mother, father and newborn child which triggers a protective/supportive instinct in the parents towards the child.
• King, Gordon J. Reproduction in Domesticated Animals. 6. 9. Elsevier Health Sciences, 1993. 280. Print.