@article {Dixon223, author = {M Dixon and N Booth and R Powell}, title = {Sex and relationships following childbirth: a first report from general practice of 131 couples.}, volume = {50}, number = {452}, pages = {223--224}, year = {2000}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Changes in a couple{\textquoteright}s sexual relationship following childbirth may be more significant than previous studies have suggested. Around 50\% of first-time parents in this study described their sex life as {\textquoteright}poor{\textquoteright} or {\textquoteright}not very good{\textquoteright} eight months after the birth of their baby, and one in five said that they would like help for this. First-time parents rating their general relationship as {\textquoteright}poor{\textquoteright} or {\textquoteright}not very good{\textquoteright} rose from 1\% before pregnancy to 20\% eight months after childbirth. Changes in the general relationship and the quality of sex life were associated in these couples.}, issn = {0960-1643}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/50/452/223}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/50/452/223.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }