Sexuality lived by high risk pregnant women in a high complexity maternity

Abstract

Objective: To verify the sexuality experienced by high-risk pregnant women in a highly complex maternity hospital. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory and quantitative study, carried out in a high-risk maternity hospital in the city of Recife-PE. 110 pregnant women participated in the study by being interviewed using a validated and structured questionnaire about sexuality before and during pregnancy. The data were analyzed descriptively and statistically. Results: Most pregnant women were between 25 and 34 years old and 82% never talked about sex with any health professional, during pregnancy. Regarding the score given to the variable sexual desire, the median went from 8.00 (before pregnancy) to 4.00 (during pregnancy) (p: 0.001). Conclusion: It was found that during pregnancy several changes occur in women, and among them, sexuality can be extremely fragile, especially in high-risk pregnant women, because in addition to pregnancy there is also some pathological condition.