Some selected aspects of psychosexual development of Polish and Italian women hospitalized for high-risk pregnancy : A time to be born

The sexuality of a women is less known that sexuality of a man, which is due, to among others, to the fact that women report their sexual needs much less often than men. As learning how to achieve sexual satisfaction takes a different course in almost every woman, it may be the secret of various ways by means of which women may achieve erotic maturity and capability to experience orgasm. The objective of this paper is a comparative assessment of chosen aspects of psychosexual development of pregnant women hospitalized for complications in pregnancy during 2nd and 3rd trimesters in two University Hospitals, in Rome and in Cracow. The Polish women, as compared to their Italian counterparts, proved to be more frustrated as to the level of sexual satisfaction achieved, which was accompanied by less intensive sexual needs and more frequent non-emotional choice of a husband. The Italian women proved to be more natural and relaxed in their sexual needs and behaviours which, apart from temperamental differences, was influenced by: stronger, in this group, emotional bonds with the partner and higher level of information about sex with their partners.