Hi Miss Maree,

Congratulations and thanks for your interest. You must be excited as I see you are in your 7th week. I am very happy for you!

The purpose of the study is to better understand stress and coping from the perspective of first time mum. We do this through getting you to collect a saliva sample to get a measurement of the stress hormone called cortisol. We do this in the first, second and third trimester (7-12 weeks, 20 weeks and 32 weeks) then another during the baby's inoculations and finally an observation assessment around the baby's first birthday at the Psychology Clinic at Griffith University.

We also ask you to complete some brief questionnaire about coping and how you are experiencing your pregnancy. It's a really important study because it's the first time a study of this nature has been conducted in Australia. We think that first time mums are a really special group! Do you think this is something you may be interested in finding out more about?

Hope this helps

Vanessa