RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sex and relationships following childbirth: a first report from general practice of 131 couples.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 223
OP 224
VO 50
IS 452
A1 M Dixon
A1 N Booth
A1 R Powell
YR 2000
UL http://bjgp.org/content/50/452/223.abstract
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.