**This is not spam. This is a research study being conducted at the University of Georgia and Rutgers University.**

Are you pregnant?

Are you expecting your FIRST child?

If so, researchers from the University of Georgia and Rutgers University would like to invite you and your romantic partner to participate in a study of first time parents.

If you and your partner are expecting your first child and you are currently in your second or third trimester of pregnancy, you can help us to better understand how couples manage the transition to parenthood.

Dr. Kirsten Weber from the University of Georgia and Dr. Jennifer Theiss from Rutgers University invite you to take part in a unique and important study of first time parents.

You and your partner will complete online surveys about your relationship at four stages during this transition to parenthood: once before the birth of your child, once during the month after the baby is born, once at three months after birth and once at six months after birth. The questionnaires will be completely confidential and completed online from the comfort of your own home.

Participants will be compensated for their time and effort! You will receive a $15 gift card to Wal-Mart for completing the first survey, $10 gift cards for the second and third survey, and a $15 gift card for completing the final survey (to help pay for all those diapers!).

To be eligible to participate you must meet the following criteria:
- You and your romantic partner must be at least 18 years old and both of you must be willing to participate in the study
- Couples must live together in the same home
- Couples must be expecting their first child
- Couples must begin the study in the second or third trimester of pregnancy

If you are interested in participating, please email us at UGAparenthoodstudy@gmail.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Kirsten Weber & Dr. Jennifer Theiss