YouTube and information source on sexuality in the puerperal period

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https://doi.org/10.21727/rpu.v16i3.5466

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Introduction: Sexuality in the pregnancy and puerperium period is an important topic, but little covered in healthcare and increasingly sought by the female population. Objectives: to identify issues related to female sexuality in pregnancy and postpartum in videos published on YouTube, as well as describing factors that hinder the exercise of sexuality. Materials and Methods: This is an exploratory qualitative study using videos from YouTube, selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria and analyzed with the content analysis technique. Results: it was observed that physical, psycho-affective and socio-cultural factors were mentioned in the videos analyzed and directly interfere with sexuality in the puerperal pregnancy period, in addition to technological factors that emerged as facilitators for the exercise of sexuality. Conclusion: the research shows that there is a shortage of studies on the subject and that the videos help through content not necessarily scientific.

Keywords: Sexuality; Pregnancy; Postpartum; Nursing; YouTube.

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Camilla Ribeiro Freitas da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Mestre em enfermagem, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 

Caroline Bruno da Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Especialista em enfermagem obstétrica, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 

Ricardo José Oliveira Mouta, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Docente associado do curso de enfermagem, Departamento Materno Infantil, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brasil. 

Jorge Luiz Lima da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Docente. Doutor em Saúde Pública Ensp/Fiocruz. Depto. Materno-Infantil e Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal Fluminense, RJ, Brasil. 

Cauã de Carvalho Fernandes Luquine, Centro Universitário UNIFTC

Discente do curso de graduação em enfermagem, Centro Universitário UNIFTC - Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. 

Cristina Portela da Mota, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Docente do curso de enfermagem, Departamento Materno-infantil e Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ,  Brasil. 

Larissa Murta Abreu Calazans, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)

Discente do Curso de Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil. 

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Published

2025-10-31

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2025): Revista Pró-UniverSUS V 16 N 3

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Copyright (c) 2025 Camilla Ribeiro Freitas da Silva, Caroline Bruno da Silva, Ricardo José Oliveira Mouta, Jorge Luiz Lima da Silva, Cauã de Carvalho Fernandes Luquine, Cristina Portela da Mota, Larissa Murta Abreu Calazans

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