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Published in final edited form as: Arch Womens Ment Health. 2012 Dec 27;16(2):101–108. doi: 10.1007/s00737-012-0321-z

Table 3.

Interrelationships of maternal cortisol and psychological status

	Maternal salivary cortisol (ug/dl)

	24-26 wks	27-29 wks	30-32 wks	33-35 wks	36-38 wks
Psychological measures
Trait anxiety	−0.02	0.06	0.21^*	0.09	0.21^†
Depressive symptoms	−0.01	0.13	0.23^†	0.18^†	0.08
Pregnancy-specific hassles	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.06	0.09
Distress composite	0.02	0.09	0.20^†	0.11	0.15
Emotional well-being	0.11	−0.01	−0.10	−0.10	0.01
Pregnancy-specific uplifts	0.05	−0.05	−0.19^†	0.13	−0.18^†
Well-being composite	0.10	−0.04	−0.17	0.02	−0.11

^†

p<0.10

p<0.05