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 Sex during pregnancy not risky
Source: The Times Of India Date: 12/28/07
Parents-to-be, please note - you can now safely satisfy your cravings for
sex. Researchers have debunked the myth that engaging in intercourse during the
final weeks of pregnancy can hasten delivery.
The researchers at the Ohio
State University Medical Centre in the United States have carried out a study
and found no link between sexual intercourse and premature labour, the
ScienceDaily
has reported.
According to
lead researcher Jonathan Schaffir, women who are more comfortable late in
pregnancy may be more likely to engage in sexual activity and women who
experience abdominal discomfort or pelvic pressure -- possible signs of earlier
delivery -- won't be inclined to want to have sex.
In fact, the researchers came
to the conclusion after analysing 93 women. Out of them, those who were sexually
active in the final three weeks of their pregnancies carried their babies an
average of 39.9 weeks, compared to average delivery at 39.3 weeks among women
who abstained from sexual activity.
Of the 93 women enrolled, 47,
or 50.5 per cent, said they had sex during the final weeks of their pregnancies
-- more than any other similar study has indicated.
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