Most first-time mothers experience a decline in both their sexual and relationship satisfaction
from prepregnancy, which has negative consequences for the couple and their family. Prior …

Expectations play a key role in shaping sexual and relationship well-being. Across the
transition to parenthood, couples navigate many changes to their sexual relationships, yet …

Women commonly experience heightened sexual distress in pregnancy and postpartum,
and there is limited knowledge of protective factors. Women report declines in the …

Most first-time parents experience novel concerns about their sexuality such as worries
about the effects of labor and delivery on their sex lives. The link between postpartum …

Introduction Research on postpartum sexuality has focused primarily on mothers, though
new findings suggest that relational perceptions may have a strong influence over sexual …

Abstract Background/Objective The transition to parenthood encompasses several
psychological and relational changes that might contribute to couples' high levels of stress …

Introduction New parents are faced with many novel stressors, including possible changes
to their sexual relationships. Although postpartum sexual concerns appear to be pervasive …

Postpartum sexuality has traditionally been studied using a biomedical framework, which
focuses on how the physical and biological changes that occur during pregnancy and …

New mothers often experience significant declines in their sexual and relationship
satisfaction compared to pre-pregnancy, yet there has been limited research examining …

Sexual well-being is an important contributor to romantic relationship quality, health, and
quality of life, yet couples face significant disruptions to their sexuality during the transition to …