Seksualitas merupakan keinginan menjalin relasi, kemesraan, dan cinta. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap fenomena
pengalaman seksualitas perempuan selama masa kehamilan. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain fenomenologi deskriptif sesuai
filosofi Hussler digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Data dikumpulkan dengan metode wawancara semi terstruktur dan dianalisis
dengan menggunakan tehnik analisis data Colaizzi. Delapan ibu post partum berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian
adalah diidentifikasinya empat klaster tema, yaitu ekspresi kasih sayang selama masa kehamilan, coital activity selama masa
kehamilan, pelayanan keperawatan seksualitas selama masa kehamilan, dan harapan terhadap petugas kesehatan.
Direkomendasikan bagi perawat untuk proaktif melakukan pengkajian dan memberikan asuhan keperawatan yang berhubungan
dengan aspek seksualitas selama masa kehamilan. Bagi institusi pendidikan direkomendasikan untuk mengembangkan kurikulum
mata ajar keperawatan maternitas terkait konseling seksualitas pada level magister keperawatan maternitas.
Sexuality is the desire to build relationships, intimacy, and love. This study aimed to reveal the phenomenon of women?s
experience of sexuality during pregnancy. This study was a qualitative approach with descriptive phenomenology according
to Hussler philosophy employing semi-structured interview. Data was analyzed using Colaizzi method. Eight postpartum
mothers participated in this study. The result identified four groups of themes, namely expressions of love during pregnancy,
coital activity during pregnancy, nursing sexuality services during pregnancy, and women?s expectation of health workers. It
is recommended that nurses are to proactively review and provide nursing care related to aspects of sexuality during pregnancy.
Educational institutions are suggested to develop curriculum-related teaching maternity nursing sexuality counselling in
maternity nursing master degree.
