Women's experiences of sex and intimacy after childbirth: making the adjustment to motherhood.

This study demonstrates that pregnancy, childbirth and parenting can bring about significant changes to women's experiences of sex and intimacy. Women who experience significant reductions in their libido may be vulnerable to feelings of guilt and failure, connected with high expectations that they should be able to "do it all".
PMID: 22973871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology - February 19, 2016 Category: OBGYN Tags: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Source Type: research