Postpartum Support: Can we Facilitate the Transition to Motherhood?

We are conducting a study to look interventions that may reduce stress in the postpartum period for first- time mothers. One of these interventions is an educational film that describes the common stressors that first-time parents go through in the early postpartum period. The other is a hotline service that women can call at anytime during the first 3 months postpartum to ask about problems she or the baby may be experiencing.