Sex and relationships following childbirth: a first report from general practice of 131 couples

Changes in a couple's sexual relationship following childbirth may be more significant than previous studies have suggested. Around 50% of first-rime parents in this study described their sex life as 'poor' or 'not very good' eight months after the birth of their baby, and one in five said that they would like help for this. First-time parents rating their general relation ship as 'poor' or 'not very good' rose from 1% before pregnancy to 20% eigh t months after childbirth. Changes in the general relationship and the qual ity of sex life were associated in these couples.