Sex and Pregnancy: From Evidence-Based Medicine to Dr Google

Pregnant women and their partners often ask healthcare professionals  whether sex is safe during pregnancy, and what consequences may result  from sexual activity. Many clinicians can also be unsure of the answers  to these type of questions, leading to both patient and clinician  resorting to the internet for advice, which can be inaccurate and  anxiety-inducing. Here, the authors provide clinicians with an insight  into the information offered by 'Dr Google' so that they can reassure  and advise their patients as necessary. Aimed at obstetricians and other  physicians caring for pregnant women, this book reviews the  implications of sex during pregnancy such as those complicated by  medical conditions, those at risk of preterm birth and multiple  pregnancies. Other chapters cover physiological changes during pregnancy  that may affect sexual function and intimacy, as well as the differing  guidelines provided by various global obstetric societies.