The marital satisfaction status and its related factors in pregnant women in semnan, Iran: A cross-sectional study

IntroductionPregnancy, as a natural event in women's life, is associated with extensive physical and psychological changes.This status as a socialbiological development in a pregnant woman leads to changes in feelings, emotions and thoughts [1,2].This phenomenon brings significant changes in the marital relationship of couples, especially if it is the first experience of pregnancy.Marital relationships change during pregnancy under the influence of psychological and physiological changes of pregnancy [3,4].During pregnancy, there are changes in beliefs, values, priorities, behavioral patterns, communication with others, and skills to solve problems and conflicts.In other words, during this period, all dimensions of marital satisfaction such as marital relations, sexual satisfaction, ideological orientations, conflict resolution, communication with relatives and friends are affected by pregnancy [3,5].Marital satisfaction, as one of the indicators of mental health and life satisfaction, is the objective feeling of satisfaction and pleasure experienced by the husband and wife from all aspects of married life [6].Marital satisfaction is the compatibility between the individual's current situation and the expected situation and a general and subjective assessment of the nature of marriage [7,8].Physical problems, depression, isolation, anxiety, fear, emotional instability, ambivalence of feelings and disorder in sexual relations that occur after pregnancy are effective on marital satisfaction [9].