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D J Ellis

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Sexual needs and concerns of expectant parents.

Pregnancy is a maturational crisis which involves changes in the sexually related roles and functions of an expectant couple. The needs and concerns of such couples regarding sexuality are often not readily communicated and are therefore potential contributors to marital stress. in order to assist prenatal instructors to deal with these needs a questionnaire was developed in three phases to elicit perceived needs from a total of 50 individuals. The needs elicited were categorized and subsequently directed the formulation of objectives for a prenatal teaching program.

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Mothers' postpartum perceptions of spousal relationships.

The postpartum period is one of sexual adjustment for parents. A prospective study of a convenience sample of 194 women ascertained their perceptions of physical, social, and emotional aspects of spousal relationships at one, three, and six months postpartum. Attrition resulted in 131, 114, and 104 women remaining in the study at those time periods, respectively. Open-ended questions and rating scales were self-administered in the women's homes and returned in the stamped, addressed envelopes provided. Although perceptions of the spousal relationships changed little, sexual interest of the women declined over six months. The few women who responded to these questions felt positively about their mates' changed sexual interest in them. Of these women, the majority felt that breastfeeding did not affect their sexual enjoyment. At three and six months postpartum, the condom was the contraceptive method most frequently reported.

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