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Women in second and third trimester of pregnancy: psychological changes

The purpose of the paper is to report the authors' experience with a group of pregnant women when coordinating a project in which the objective was to clarify doubts about pregnancy, care of the newborn and contraception. It focuses on the feelings and perceptions of these women regarding the theme of sexuality and psychological aspects of pregnancy. The psychological changes mentioned by the participants in the second and third trimester made evident the importance of the nursing worker's educational when dealing with groups.

sexuality in pregnancy; psychological aspects of pregnancy


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