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Through the article we have shown that episiotomy birth may affect wom- the quality of sexual life after experiencing the episiotomy birth 139
an’s sexual life during the first year postpartum with more frequent pain, sex-
ual dissatisfaction and decreased libido.
Perineal trauma affects women’s physical, psychological and social well-
being. This is the reason why clinicians, midwives and health care providers
need knowledge and skills of sexual postpartum counselling, perinatal clini-
cal care and treatment. They should be educated in order to counsel women re-
garding the potential postpartum sexual feelings and difficulties and to pro-
mote or improve the quality of their sexual functioning and relationship with
partner.
References
ABDOOL, Z., THAKAR, R., SULTAN, A.H., 2009. Postpartum female sexual
function. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Vol. 145, No. 2, pp.133-7.
ACELE, E.O., KARACAM, Z., 2012. Sexual problems in women during the first
postpartum year and related conditions. J Clin Nurs. Vol. 21, No. 7-8, pp.
929-37.
APA, 2013. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed. (DSM-
5). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 437-40.
BORAN, S.U., CENGIZ, H., ERMAN, O., ERKAYA, S., 2013. Episiotomy and
the Development of Postpartum Dyspareunia and Anal Incontinence in
Nulliparous. Females Eurasian J Med, No. 45, pp.176-80.
BUURMAN, M.B., JAGRO-JANSSEN, A.L., 2013. Women‘s perception of
postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction and their help-seeking behaviour: a
qualitative interview study. Scand J Caring Sci,. Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 406-13.
DAHLEN, H., 2015 Perineal care and repair. In: PAIRMAN, S., PINCOMBE,
J., Thorogood, C., TRACY, S., eds. Midwifery: preparation for practice. 3rd
ed. Sydney: Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, pp. 693-715.
DOĞAN B., GÜN, I., YILMAZ, A., MUHçU, M., 2017. Long-term impacts
of vaginal birth with mediolateral episiotomy on sexual and pelvic
dysfunction and perineal pain. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. Vol. 30, No.
4, pp. 457-460.
EDWARDS, A., BOWEN, M.L., 2010. Dyspareunia. Pract Nurse. 39 (1):36-30.
FAISAL-CURY, A., MENEZES, P.R., QUAYLE, J., MATIJASEVICH, A., DI-
NIZ, S.G., 2015. The relationship between mode of delivery and sexual
health outcomes after childbirth. J Sex Med. Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 1212-20.
GLOWACKA, M., ROSEN, N., CHORNEY, J., SNELGROVE CLARKE, E.,
GEORGE, R.B. (2014). Prevalence and Predictors of Genito-Pelvic Pain
in Pregnancy and Postpartum: The Prospective Impact of Fear Avoid-
ance. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 3021-34.
GRABNER, N., 2015. Spolnost po porodu z epiziotomijo. Diplomsko delo. Lju-
bljana: Zdravstvena fakulteta.
an’s sexual life during the first year postpartum with more frequent pain, sex-
ual dissatisfaction and decreased libido.
Perineal trauma affects women’s physical, psychological and social well-
being. This is the reason why clinicians, midwives and health care providers
need knowledge and skills of sexual postpartum counselling, perinatal clini-
cal care and treatment. They should be educated in order to counsel women re-
garding the potential postpartum sexual feelings and difficulties and to pro-
mote or improve the quality of their sexual functioning and relationship with
partner.
References
ABDOOL, Z., THAKAR, R., SULTAN, A.H., 2009. Postpartum female sexual
function. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. Vol. 145, No. 2, pp.133-7.
ACELE, E.O., KARACAM, Z., 2012. Sexual problems in women during the first
postpartum year and related conditions. J Clin Nurs. Vol. 21, No. 7-8, pp.
929-37.
APA, 2013. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed. (DSM-
5). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, pp. 437-40.
BORAN, S.U., CENGIZ, H., ERMAN, O., ERKAYA, S., 2013. Episiotomy and
the Development of Postpartum Dyspareunia and Anal Incontinence in
Nulliparous. Females Eurasian J Med, No. 45, pp.176-80.
BUURMAN, M.B., JAGRO-JANSSEN, A.L., 2013. Women‘s perception of
postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction and their help-seeking behaviour: a
qualitative interview study. Scand J Caring Sci,. Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 406-13.
DAHLEN, H., 2015 Perineal care and repair. In: PAIRMAN, S., PINCOMBE,
J., Thorogood, C., TRACY, S., eds. Midwifery: preparation for practice. 3rd
ed. Sydney: Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, pp. 693-715.
DOĞAN B., GÜN, I., YILMAZ, A., MUHçU, M., 2017. Long-term impacts
of vaginal birth with mediolateral episiotomy on sexual and pelvic
dysfunction and perineal pain. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. Vol. 30, No.
4, pp. 457-460.
EDWARDS, A., BOWEN, M.L., 2010. Dyspareunia. Pract Nurse. 39 (1):36-30.
FAISAL-CURY, A., MENEZES, P.R., QUAYLE, J., MATIJASEVICH, A., DI-
NIZ, S.G., 2015. The relationship between mode of delivery and sexual
health outcomes after childbirth. J Sex Med. Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 1212-20.
GLOWACKA, M., ROSEN, N., CHORNEY, J., SNELGROVE CLARKE, E.,
GEORGE, R.B. (2014). Prevalence and Predictors of Genito-Pelvic Pain
in Pregnancy and Postpartum: The Prospective Impact of Fear Avoid-
ance. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 3021-34.
GRABNER, N., 2015. Spolnost po porodu z epiziotomijo. Diplomsko delo. Lju-
bljana: Zdravstvena fakulteta.
