Eloisa da Fonseca Rodrigues

Constraints and/or determinants of return to sexual activity in the puerperium

OBJECTIVE to identify factors which constrain or determine the return to sexual activity in the puerperium. METHOD exploratory and descriptive study undertaken in a university hospital in the South of Brazil. Fifteen women who had recently given birth, who received a consultation with the nurse in the period August - October 2011, took part in the study. Data was collected after the consultation had finished through semi-structured interviews, in which the women who had recently given birth were asked about the return to sexual activity and the feelings involved in this process. RESULTS the principal determinant/constraint for return to sexual activity in the post-natal period was the fear of a new pregnancy. Fear of feeling pain, permission from the health professional, shame of their own bodies and changes in libido emerged as constraining and/or determinant factors in the thematic analysis. CONCLUSION it is considered fundamental for the issue of contraception to be addressed with the woman/couple during the pre-natal consultation, so that there may be opportunities for reflection and dialog prior to the critical time itself.Objetivo: identificar factores que condicionan y/o determinan el retorno de las actividades sexuales en el puerperio. Metodo: estudio exploratorio y descriptivo desarrollado en un hospital universitario del Sur de Brasil. Hicieron parte del estudio 15 puerperas que realizaron la consulta de enfermeria, en el periodo de agosto a octubre de 2011. La recoleccion de datos acontecio por entrevista semiestructurada, despues del termino de la consulta, preguntandoles sobre el retorno de la actividad sexual y las sensaciones involucradas en este proceso. Resultados: el miedo de un nuevo embarazo fue el principal determinante/condicionante del retorno sexual en el posparto. En el analisis tematico sobresalieron como factores condicionantes y/o determinantes, el miedo de sentir dolor, la liberacion del profesional de salud, la verguenza del propio cuerpo y las alteraciones en la libido. Conclusion: se considera fundamental que la tematica de la anticoncepcion sea abordada con la mujer/pareja durante el prenatal, para que tenga oportunidad de reflexionar y dialogar, antes del momento critico en si.

Condicionantes e/ou determinantes do retorno à atividade sexual no puerpério

OBJECTIVE to identify factors which constrain or determine the return to sexual activity in the puerperium. METHOD exploratory and descriptive study undertaken in a university hospital in the South of Brazil. Fifteen women who had recently given birth, who received a consultation with the nurse in the period August - October 2011, took part in the study. Data was collected after the consultation had finished through semi-structured interviews, in which the women who had recently given birth were asked about the return to sexual activity and the feelings involved in this process. RESULTS the principal determinant/constraint for return to sexual activity in the post-natal period was the fear of a new pregnancy. Fear of feeling pain, permission from the health professional, shame of their own bodies and changes in libido emerged as constraining and/or determinant factors in the thematic analysis. CONCLUSION it is considered fundamental for the issue of contraception to be addressed with the woman/couple during the pre-natal consultation, so that there may be opportunities for reflection and dialog prior to the critical time itself.Objetivo: identificar factores que condicionan y/o determinan el retorno de las actividades sexuales en el puerperio. Metodo: estudio exploratorio y descriptivo desarrollado en un hospital universitario del Sur de Brasil. Hicieron parte del estudio 15 puerperas que realizaron la consulta de enfermeria, en el periodo de agosto a octubre de 2011. La recoleccion de datos acontecio por entrevista semiestructurada, despues del termino de la consulta, preguntandoles sobre el retorno de la actividad sexual y las sensaciones involucradas en este proceso. Resultados: el miedo de un nuevo embarazo fue el principal determinante/condicionante del retorno sexual en el posparto. En el analisis tematico sobresalieron como factores condicionantes y/o determinantes, el miedo de sentir dolor, la liberacion del profesional de salud, la verguenza del propio cuerpo y las alteraciones en la libido. Conclusion: se considera fundamental que la tematica de la anticoncepcion sea abordada con la mujer/pareja durante el prenatal, para que tenga oportunidad de reflexionar y dialogar, antes del momento critico en si.

Condicionantes y/o determinantes del retorno a la actividad sexual en el puerperio

OBJECTIVE to identify factors which constrain or determine the return to sexual activity in the puerperium. METHOD exploratory and descriptive study undertaken in a university hospital in the South of Brazil. Fifteen women who had recently given birth, who received a consultation with the nurse in the period August - October 2011, took part in the study. Data was collected after the consultation had finished through semi-structured interviews, in which the women who had recently given birth were asked about the return to sexual activity and the feelings involved in this process. RESULTS the principal determinant/constraint for return to sexual activity in the post-natal period was the fear of a new pregnancy. Fear of feeling pain, permission from the health professional, shame of their own bodies and changes in libido emerged as constraining and/or determinant factors in the thematic analysis. CONCLUSION it is considered fundamental for the issue of contraception to be addressed with the woman/couple during the pre-natal consultation, so that there may be opportunities for reflection and dialog prior to the critical time itself.Objetivo: identificar factores que condicionan y/o determinan el retorno de las actividades sexuales en el puerperio. Metodo: estudio exploratorio y descriptivo desarrollado en un hospital universitario del Sur de Brasil. Hicieron parte del estudio 15 puerperas que realizaron la consulta de enfermeria, en el periodo de agosto a octubre de 2011. La recoleccion de datos acontecio por entrevista semiestructurada, despues del termino de la consulta, preguntandoles sobre el retorno de la actividad sexual y las sensaciones involucradas en este proceso. Resultados: el miedo de un nuevo embarazo fue el principal determinante/condicionante del retorno sexual en el posparto. En el analisis tematico sobresalieron como factores condicionantes y/o determinantes, el miedo de sentir dolor, la liberacion del profesional de salud, la verguenza del propio cuerpo y las alteraciones en la libido. Conclusion: se considera fundamental que la tematica de la anticoncepcion sea abordada con la mujer/pareja durante el prenatal, para que tenga oportunidad de reflexionar y dialogar, antes del momento critico en si.