The purpose of this Bachelor's Thesis was to describe the after-childbirth experiences of women of their sexuality and sexual health counseling received during pregnancy. The aim was to use the results to develop sexual health counseling in the maternity clinics during pregnancy. This Bachelor´s Thesis examined how pregnant women experienced their sexuality during pregnancy and how they experienced the sexual health counseling that they received during pregnancy in the maternity clinic.

The thesis was implemented as recorded theme interviews where six women were individually interviewed after their childbirth. The collected data was transcribed and analyzed on the basis of the themes used in the interviews. The data was viewed from the perspective of interpretations. After thematizing the data was combined so as to find similarities between the women’s experiences under the different themes.

The interviewees experience was that that their sexuality had changed during pregnancy. The need of support and sexual counseling was related to their experience of themselves and their life situation as a whole. The women found the support of the maternity clinic important when dealing with sexual matters. They felt that the support they had received was exiguous. However, they were mainly satisfied with the sexual counseling they had received. Bringing up the matter by the maternity clinic was highlighted and the experience of a confidential care relationship was deemed important. A balanced relationship was important for the women’s health, and paying attention to their partner in the maternity clinic was seen important and as a support to the relationship.

The results of the thesis can be used in maternity clinics’ sexual counseling during pregnancy. The results advise the personnel of the maternity clinics about the information and support that women need during pregnancy in sexuality related questions