TY  - JOUR
TT  - GEBELiKTE SEKSUEL DEGiSiKLiKLER
AU  - Hotun Şahin, Yard. Dorç. Dr. Nevin
PY  - 2015
DA  - February
JF  - Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing
PB  - İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2687-6442
SP  - 0
VL  - 13
IS  - 51
LA  - en
N2  - Sexuality During Pregnancy:  This cross-sectional study has been planned to determine the effects ofpregnancy on sexuality. This cross-sectional study was performed between September '98-September '9$)on pregnant women who applied to The Woman and Child Health Research Unitservice to receive 'antenatal education'. The criteria for inclusion into the study were:volunteering to participate in the research; not restricted by the physician to h a vin~sexual intercourse; not being at any risk from pregnancy The sampling consisted of itiall (n=l05) pregnant women, who were attending antenatal classes during the abov~period of time and who met the criteria for inclusion into the study.Interview form prepared by the researcher in the light of literature was the mean:,;;· by which the face to face interviews with the pregnant women were con.ducted. Beside:_;;the questions about their characteristics, the cases were also asked to assess and scoretheir own sexuality before and durin~ pregnan~y. Sexual complaints .during pregnancyand the intensity of such were what this study aimed to further determine. Data analysiswas performed using SPSS Software.Sexual activity and satisfaction were no~iced to decrease p~o~ressively durin~pregnancy, compared to the period prior to this process. The majority of the grou~reported more than one complaint about sexuality during pregnancy. The most commotiof these complaints were anxiety over doing harm to the baby, fear of miscarriage an<::1infection, weariness, low arousal and dyspareunia. Most of the complaints did not "~beyond mere anxieties, and it was determined that they could be eliminated byenlightening the pregnant females and their partners. This counselling service can berendered by nurses and midwives in antenatal classes.Key Words: Sexuality, Sexuality during pregnancy
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/fnjn/issue//112544
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/95285
ER  -