Table 3.

Maternal Cortisol and Distress Variables by Infant Groups on the Harvard Protocol ¹

Variable	Low Reactive (n=49)	Intermediate (n=29)	High Reactive (n=25)
Prenatal Cortisol (Acclimate)2	3.14±0.95*	3.09±0.83*	3.78±1.51
Cortisol Reactivity (Recovery – Acclimate)	0.21±1.06	0.31 ±1.03	−0.19 ±0.50
Prenatal Mood	−0.06±0.81	0.16±0.88	−0.03±0.89
Postnatal Mood	−0.10±0.77	0.32±1.02	0.00±1.05

¹All values are expressed as x̄ ± SD,

^*indicates that the group mean is significantly different from the mean of High Reactive group with p-value < 0.05

²The unit for cortisol measure is µg/dL.