title: [Sexuality and pregnancy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We intend to describe the sexual behaviour of pregnancies women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Family Planning Center Nóvoa Santos, of Galician Health Service (SERGAS), of Ourense (SPAIN).
  
  
  METHODS
  206 pregnancies women that are attended in a obstetric psychoprophylaxis's programme, during two years (January/93-January/95).
  
  
  METHODS
  We analysed the social economic, of reproduction, of medical attention and psycho-sexual variables. We use the PRESTA and SPSS statistics programmes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average age is 28 years old, is married, has elementary studies and this is the first pregnancy. Her pregnancy is desire and normally developed. Her sexual desire and intercourse frequency is the same (1-2 per week); the intercourse is pleasant and the more habitual position is she over. Some times, the couple has relations without coitus and she practises the masturbation, and she enjoy of this practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pregnancies women have different sexual behaviours. They are satisfied with all them. The health' professional should favour the complete enjoy of the sexuality during the pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Psicóloga del Centro de Orientación Familiar (COF) Nóvoa Santos.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sueiro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gayoso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perdiz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Doval
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D019529:Sexuality; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Sexualidad y embarazo.