Progress to date
1543 women were recruited to the study, 1507 were eligible to take part. By October 2009, the number of women who had completed each stage of follow up was as follows.
| Phase 1 - Study Milestones | Complete | %* |
| 1st telephone interview (30-32 weeks pregnancy) | 1454 |
98 |
2nd questionnaire (3 mths postpartum) |
1431 |
95 |
3rd questionnaire (6 mths postpartum) |
1400 |
93 |
2nd telephone interview (9 mths postpartum) |
1387 |
92 |
4th questionnaire (12 mths postpartum) |
1357 |
90 |
5th questionnaire (18 mths postpartum) |
1327 |
88 |
| Phase 2 - Study Milestones | Complete | %* |
6th Questionnaire (6 mths after birth of 2nd baby) |
721 |
Not complete |
7th questionnaire (12 mths after birth of 2nd baby) |
680 |
Not complete |
8th questionnaire (4-5 years after birth of 1st baby) |
584 |
Not complete |
* = proportion of total eligible women