Beliefs About Sexual Activity During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Autor(es)

Ribeiro, Meireluci Costa ^[1] ; Scanavino, Marco de Tubino ^[2] ; Sant'Ana do Amaral, Maria Luiza ^[2] ; de Moraes Horta, Ana Lucia ^[3] ; Torloni, Maria Regina ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo Fed Univ UNIFESP, Dept Obstet, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ Med Sch FMUSP, Dept & Inst Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Sao Paulo Fed Univ UNIFESP, Sao Paulo Sch Nursing, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Sao Paulo Fed Univ UNIFESP, Dept Internal Med, Evidence Based Hlth Care Postgrad Program, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY; v. 43, n. 8, p. 822-832, 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The aim of this review is to present the beliefs related to sexual activity during pregnancy. We identified 13 studies (3,122 participants). The main positive beliefs about sex in pregnancy were that it makes labor easier, promotes marital harmony, prevents infidelity, and improves fetal well-being. Negative beliefs were more frequent: that sex could harm the unborn child (cause injuries, miscarriage, or fetal infection) and endanger the pregnancy or maternal health (cause membrane rupture, bleeding, preterm labor, and maternal infection). These findings are useful to clinicians and educational program developers. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/50225-6 - O impacto da qualidade do sono,depressao e funcao sexual sobre a qualidade de vida de gravidas com sobrepeso.
• Beneficiário: Rosiane Mattar
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 12/03670-4 - O impacto da qualidade do sono, depressão e função sexual sobre a qualidade de vida de grávidas com sobrepeso
• Beneficiário: Meireluci Costa Ribeiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado