Psychological Factors and the Sexuality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women

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Table 5. Multiple Regression Analyses Predicting Changes to Sexual
Variables at 6 Months Postpartum

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Margaret A. De Judicibus and Marita P. McCabe Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

Source: Journal of Sex Research, May 2002, Margaret A. De Judicibus, Marita P. McCabe

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