TABLE 5.

Results of the qualitative thematic analysis (N = 96).

Themes	Subthemes	Codes	Representative quotations
Individual changes	Psychological well-being	Restfulness	Because we are at home for longer, the level of personal and emotional fatigue and wear is significantly lower. So, there is more propensity for intimacy (LS, male, first trimester).
	Psychological distress	Global negative emotional state	The current situation contains several implications that cause stress, anxiety, and concern about the future, which carries a negative psychological burden that affects all levels of our lives (GM, male, third trimester).
		Fear of contagion	The worst is the constant fear of being infected, both of us and our baby (CD, female, 3-months postpartum).
		Health/care concerns	The pandemic has affected us because we are concerned about our well-being and our families (MS, female, third trimester).
		Uncertainty about the future	It has a negative influence because it increased sadness and uncertainty about the future (TS, female, third trimester).
		Economic/job concerns	I am concerned about not being able to pay my bills. I can become unemployed without money to buy all the things for my baby and support my wife financially and psychologically (RS, male, first trimester).
		Isolation/Confinement	It negatively influenced everything in our lives since we were isolated without physical contact for 2 months (LA, female, second trimester).
		Lack of freedom	We don’t have the freedom to do what we like most (BS, male, first trimester).
Relational changes	Dyadic adjustment	Togetherness	There is more openness, empathy, and commitment to take care of each other and ourselves. There is also more peace and harmony. It was positive, strengthening closeness and affection (AP, female, second trimester).
		Perceived enclosure	Privacy in spaces is reduced (PR, male, second trimester). It did not allow us to miss our partner (AM, female, third trimester).
		Tension and emotional weariness	We are isolated at home for a long time, which resulted in emotional tension/wear sometimes (TS, female, third trimester).
		Parenthood	We are closer and enjoying pregnancy. I think it helped to bond with the baby (JO, male, third trimester).
	Sexual adjustment	Avoidance of physical contact	Because my partner is still working, the baby and I try to keep distance from my partner when he is at home (JR, female, 3-months postpartum). Avoidance of kisses and hugs (MS, female, third trimester).
		Shift in priorities/Sex as secondary	Stress, anxiety, and covid related concerns distanced us from thoughts about our sexual life […] Decrease of sexual desire (AG, male, third trimester).
		Increased availability for sex	We spend more time at home together and are more available for intimate/sexual relationship (DF, male, second trimester).