Sexual and Life Satisfaction of Pregnant Women.

ABSTRACT: The awareness of one's own sexuality and its expression depend on the stage of an individual's life. Pregnancy is a period of many, also psychosexual, changes. The sexual needs of pregnant women are rarely discussed, and intercourse during this period seems to be a taboo. The aim of this study was to assess the sexual and life satisfaction of pregnant women. The study involved 181 pregnant women and was conducted from July to November 2018. The participants were patients of the pregnancy pathology ward, Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 2 in Szczecin, and participants of antenatal classes. The research project was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin (KB-0012/74/18). This survey-based study was performed using the self-developed question

SUBMITTER: Branecka-Wozniak D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7459482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature