Sexuality in the puerperium: the experience of a group of women

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Natália Rejane Salim²  Dulce Maria Rosa Gualda¹ 

[1],University of São Paulo School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Postpartum period;    Sexuality;    Life change events;    Women's health;    Período pós-parto;    Sexualidade;    Acontecimentos que mudam a vida;    Saúde da mulher;    Periodo de posparto;    Sexualidad;    Acontecimientos que cambian la vida;    Salud de la mujer;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-62342010000400005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Puerperium is a period of great changes in women's lives, in physiological, psychological and socio-cultural terms. Female sexuality is a broad topic that should be explored vis-à-vis the singularity of woman's experiences which themselves vary at different moments in time. This article is part of the project: Sexuality in the Puerperium, the objective of which was to understand what women's experience of their sexuality is in the postpartum period. Observation and semi-structured interview were used. The research approach was qualitative and narrative was used as the conceptual and methodological method. Six primiparas who gave birth in a public hospital in São Paulo took part in the study. Observation took place in the in-patients unit in the immediate post-partum period. The interviews were conducted in the women´s homes. The results of the study have enabled an understanding to be formed of the meanings and changes in sexuality during the postpartum period as well as of the experiences every woman faces in her new roles, relationships and difficulties.

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