 [ Symptoms ] is sex during pregnancy safe [ Disease ] sex is a natural normal part of pregnancy    if you are having a normal pregnancy the movement and penetration of intercourse in itself will not harm the baby your baby is protected by your abdomen and the muscular walls of the uterus your baby is also cushioned by the fluid in the amniotic sac as a general safety precaution some doctors advise avoiding sex in the last few weeks of pregnancy believing that hormones in semen called prostaglandins can stimulate contractions one exception women who are overdue and want to induce labor some doctors believe that prostaglandins in semen actually induce labor in a full term or past due pregnancy since the gel used to ripen the cervix and induce labor also contains prostaglandins if you have a high risk pregnancy    for instance with a complication such as preterm labor or risk of miscarriage    your doctor may advise you to avoid sex during pregnancy