Assessment of woman's sexual function during pregnancy

Objective: The study's goal has been to assess the woman's sexual function during pregnancy. Methods: It is a descriptive, cohort, and analytical research with a quantitative approach that was carried out in primary health care units, which has had 161 pregnant participating women. There were used two instruments: the participants' identification tool and the Sexual Quotient-Women Version. Data were analyzed using statistical software SPSS 17.0. Results: It was found that 77.6% of pregnant women were aged from 18 to 30 years old and were single. Most of them considered having a sexual relationship with the partner raging from good to excellent; furthermore, they reported a satisfactory performance in sexual activities. It was found that 19% of pregnant women were with the domain named 'Preliminaries' in an impaired status. Conclusion: Most of the women had a satisfactory sexual performance, nonetheless, some results showed bad to good levels. Therefore, it is necessary that the health professional can act in line with actions and interventions aimed at prevention, promotion and rehabilitation of sexual health during pregnancy.