College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Department of History, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.
Cult Health Sex. 2019 Oct;21(10):1162-1176. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2018.1543802. Epub 2019 Jan 9.
This study aimed to understand women's sexual health experiences, specifically knowledge, attitudes and norms related to sexual behaviour resumption during the postpartum period. Semi-structured, reproductive health-focused interviews (N = 70) were conducted among women aged 18 years or older (range: 19-78) residing in South Carolina. Findings demonstrated that women identified clinicians as most influential concerning when they should and could resume sexual activity. Some women noted returning to sex earlier than anticipated due to personal and partner desire and indicated achieving considerable sexual satisfaction during the postpartum period. However, other participants noted difficulties resuming sexual activity, including pain and exhaustion from caring for a new baby. Findings provide practical recommendations for health professionals to further develop tailored, timely health messaging related to safe and healthy postpartum sexual behaviours. We discuss recommendations for health professionals to bring further awareness to varied postpartum sexual experiences.
本研究旨在了解女性的性健康体验，特别是与产后恢复性行为相关的知识、态度和规范。在南卡罗来纳州，对 70 名年龄在 18 岁及以上（年龄范围：19-78 岁）的女性进行了以生殖健康为重点的半结构化访谈。研究结果表明，女性认为临床医生在她们应该和可以恢复性行为的时间方面最具影响力。一些女性表示，由于个人和伴侣的欲望，她们比预期更早地恢复了性生活，并表示在产后期间获得了相当大的性满足。然而，其他参与者则表示在恢复性生活方面存在困难，包括照顾新生儿带来的疼痛和疲惫。研究结果为卫生专业人员提供了切实可行的建议，以进一步制定针对安全和健康产后性行为的定制化、及时的健康信息。我们讨论了卫生专业人员的建议，以进一步提高对各种产后性体验的认识。
