Sexual aspects of pregnancy

Mivšek, Ana Polona (author), Tomai, Xuan-Hong (author)

This chapter is dealing with sexuality during pregnancy. Whereas and focus on the uncomplicated, physiological pregnancy. It will start by briefly summarising the physiological and psychological changes in pregnancy that impact a woman’s sexuality with attention to changing body awareness and changing social roles. Sexuality is also influenced by the partner, the society and culture of the couple. Those elements, however, will get limited attention. Healthcare professionals (HCPs), usually midwives, who have the expertise to guide women through pregnancies, need to address this vital area of sexuality with all its changes for women and couples.

• Language: English
• Keywords: healthy pregnancy, physical and psychological changes, intimacy
• Work type: Other
• Typology: 1.16 - Independent Scientific Component Part or a Chapter in a Monograph
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 67-76
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-145076
• UDC: 613.883-055.26
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18432-1_6
• COBISS.SI-ID: 147481859
• Publication date in RUL: 03.04.2023

Record is a part of a monograph

• Title: Midwifery and sexuality
• Editors: Sam Geuens, Ana Polona Mivšek, Woet L. Gianotten
• Place of publishing: Cham
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• ISBN: 978-3-031-18431-4
• COBISS.SI-ID: 145238787

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 09.03.2023

Secondary language

• Language: Undetermined
• Keywords: zdrava nosečnost, telesne in psihološke spremembe, intimnost