PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Dixon
AU  - N Booth
AU  - R Powell
TI  - Sex and relationships following childbirth: a first report from general practice of 131 couples.
DP  - 2000 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 223--224
VI  - 50
IP  - 452
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/50/452/223.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/50/452/223.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2000 Mar 01; 50
AB  - Changes in a couple'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 'poor' or 'not very good' 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 'poor' or 'not very good' 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.