[Sexuality and pregnancy].

OBJECTIVE

We intend to describe the sexual behaviour of pregnancies women.

LOCATION

Family Planning Center Nóvoa Santos, of Galician Health Service (SERGAS), of Ourense (SPAIN).

POPULATION

206 pregnancies women that are attended in a obstetric psychoprophylaxis's programme, during two years (January/93-January/95).

MEASUREMENT

We analysed the social economic, of reproduction, of medical attention and psycho-sexual variables. We use the PRESTA and SPSS statistics programmes.

RESULTS

The average age is 28 years old, is married, has elementary studies and this is the first pregnancy. Her pregnancy is desire and normally developed. Her sexual desire and intercourse frequency is the same (1-2 per week); the intercourse is pleasant and the more habitual position is she over. Some times, the couple has relations without coitus and she practises the masturbation, and she enjoy of this practice.

CONCLUSION

The pregnancies women have different sexual behaviours. They are satisfied with all them. The health' professional should favour the complete enjoy of the sexuality during the pregnancy.