Quality of the intimate and sexual relationship in first-time parents – A longitudinal study

Hansson, Malin; Ahlborg, Tone

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2011.10.002

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“…Couples in need of such information should be offered supportive sexual counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as couples during pregnancy. Adequate support may protect the couple from further strains on the relationship during the neonatal and early childhood period, a period with a relatively high level of separations among parents [37] . Lack of knowledge and information on PGP was a considerable contributing factor to the men's worry.…”

Section: Discussion Of the Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Adequate support is probably of even greater importance when the woman has a disabling condition such as PGP. Moreover, it may protect the couple from further strains on the relationship during the neonatal and early childhood period, a period with a relatively high level of separations among parents [37] . This study stresses a need for better support for these men, which requires that more resources must be allotted to ANC.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Demanding and challenging: Men’s experiences of living with a pregnant woman with pelvic girdle pain: An interview study

Elden

Lundgren²,

Robertson³

2014

Clinical Nursing Studies

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Background: Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a universally disabling condition affecting approximately 50% of pregnant women. Qualitative research describes how PGP leads to struggle in women's daily lives, makes them question and doubt their roles and identities as professionals and mothers, and test their (marital) relationships. The purpose of this study was to describe men's experiences of living with a pregnant woman with PGP.Methods: Participants were men whose pregnant partners participated in a project containing both qualitative and quantitative studies in 2009 to 2011. Interviews were conducted in person (n = 18) or by telephone (n = 8), lasting approximately 20-50 minutes. Sixteen men were interviewed during their wive's pregnancies (M age = 30 years), eight men were re-interviewed within 12 months postpartum and two men were interviewed only postpartum (26 interviews).Results: Three major categories emerged: having no knowledge of PGP, a period of emotional and physical strain, and merging. Pregnancy in a woman with PGP caused men to alter focus from themselves to their partners and family. They expressed worry, powerlessness, inadequacy, and a need for support. They had to adapt and cope, both demanding and challenging. However, they stressed that relationships with their older children improved, and that they and their partners had succeeded in becoming a team. Conclusions:The findings indicated a need for greater focus from midwives and other health care providers on the psychological impact of PGP on the man/partner. This is important, not only for men but for their respective women as well, whereby men influence their partner's health.

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Section: Discussion Of the Resultsmentioning

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Section: Discussion Of the Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Demanding and challenging: Men’s experiences of living with a pregnant woman with pelvic girdle pain: An interview study

Elden

Lundgren²,

Robertson³

2014

Clinical Nursing Studies

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“…The reasons that parents do adopt infant bed-sharing reflect opinions that it is easier to breastfeed, increases the frequency and length of parental sleep, promotes parent/infant bonding, reduces infant crying, makes it easier to tend to sick children, and may even help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (Ball et al, 1999;Germo et al, 2007;Mace, 2006;McKenna & McDade, 2005;McKenna & Volpe, 2007;Stewart & Reigle, 2014). A less reported factor in the health literature is the effect that bed-sharing might have on a couple's relationship, how much sleep each parent should expect, and the effects on their sexual and emotional intimacy (Hansson & Ahlberg, 2012). In a sociological study of shared-sleeping patterns of parents in the US, the issue of sexual intimacy was raised by some of the participants.…”

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The negotiations of involved fathers and intensive mothers around shared-bed sleeping with infants (co-sleeping)

Dodd

Jackiewicz

2015

Health Sociology Review

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This article discusses some emerging issues that arose during a much wider evaluative investigation of the Western Australian Health Department's bed-sharing policy and how effectively health professionals provided advice to parents. The broader evaluation report was developed for a clinical and health bureaucratic, policy-making audience. In contrast, this article adopts an approach that is more sociologically informed to tease out some of the social and cultural discourses that influence how bed-sharing advice was interpreted and used by the mothers interviewed for the study. We ponder the influence of current parenting discourses on parental decision-making, including those that construct fathers as 'involved' and mothers as 'intensive', as well as the theory of 'attachment parenting', which has enjoyed something of a resurgence in Australia. We also touch on and alert to the differences in responses to this information reported by the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women interviewed for the study. This article highlights areas that may require further consideration and investigation by social and health researchers in maternal and child health, as well as practitioners involved in the development or delivery of bed-sharing information for parents.

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“…Support to both the woman and her partner may protect the couple from further strains on their relationship during the neonatal and early childhood period, a period with a relatively high level of separations among parents. [27] 4.2.5 Anxiety about the future…”

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Feeling old in a young body: Women’s experiences of living with severe consequences of an obstetric anal sphincter rupture: An interview study

Elden

Olesen²,

Svahn³

et al. 2014

Clinical Nursing Studies

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Background: The incidence of obstetric anal sphincter rupture (OASR) is increasing. It may cause anal incontinence and dyspareunia, leading to reduced quality of life and wellbeing. Qualitative studies are lacking. The aim was to describe experiences of living with ongoing severe consequences of an OASR ≥ 8 weeks after childbirth.Method: Twenty women with ongoing severe consequences of an OASR ≥ 8 weeks after delivery were interviewed using qualitative content analysis.Results: The experience of complications of an OASR is described in the overall theme "Feeling old in a young body" and four categories: The body as injured; isolation; inability to function sexually, and anxiety for the future. Participants described how the consequences of OASR totally occupied their lives, making them feel old in a young body. They told of repercussions for their physical, psychological, sexual and social lives; how it affected their roles of mothers and partners, making them fear future childbirths. Diet, use of medicines, coal filters in incontinence pads, timing of toilet visits, use of the environment and mobile phones to conceal flatus and/or feces were strategies participants described.Conclusions: This study can contribute to increased understanding of how women can be affected by an OASR, and may enable healthcare personnel and authorities to meet their needs and organize care so that adequate support is available. It would also be beneficial if the women's physical strategies were integrated into the information provided by health caregivers involved in follow-up. However, more research in this area is warranted.

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Quality of the intimate and sexual relationship in first-time parents – A longitudinal study

Cited by 42 publications

References 39 publications

Demanding and challenging: Men’s experiences of living with a pregnant woman with pelvic girdle pain: An interview study

Demanding and challenging: Men’s experiences of living with a pregnant woman with pelvic girdle pain: An interview study

The negotiations of involved fathers and intensive mothers around shared-bed sleeping with infants (co-sleeping)

Feeling old in a young body: Women’s experiences of living with severe consequences of an obstetric anal sphincter rupture: An interview study

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