Sexuality and pregnancy

OBJECTIVE: We intend to describe the sexual behaviour of pregnancies women.

LOCATION: Family Planning Center Nóvoa Santos, of Galician Health Service (SERGAS), of Ourense (SPAIN).

POPULATION: 206 pregnancies women that are attended in a obstetric psychoprophylaxis's programme, during two years (January/93-January/95).

MEASUREMENT: We analysed the social economic, of reproduction, of medical attention and psycho-sexual variables. We use the PRESTA and SPSS statistics programmes.

RESULTS: The average age is 28 years old, is married, has elementary studies and this is the first pregnancy. Her pregnancy is desire and normally developed. Her sexual desire and intercourse frequency is the same (1-2 per week); the intercourse is pleasant and the more habitual position is she over. Some times, the couple has relations without coitus and she practises the masturbation, and she enjoy of this practice.

CONCLUSION: The pregnancies women have different sexual behaviours. They are satisfied with all them. The health' professional should favour the complete enjoy of the sexuality during the pregnancy.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1998

Erschienen:

1998

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Atencion primaria - 22(1998), 6 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 340-6

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Sexualidad y embarazo

Beteiligte Personen:

Sueiro, E [VerfasserIn]
Gayoso, P [VerfasserIn]
Perdiz, C [VerfasserIn]
Doval, J L [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Behavior
Coital Frequency
Demographic Factors
Developed Countries
English Abstract
Europe
Journal Article
Mediterranean Countries
Population
Population Characteristics
Pregnant Women
Research Methodology
Sampling Studies
Sex Behavior--women
Southern Europe
Spain
Studies
Surveys
Women

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.01.1999

Date Revised 18.10.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM097710695