UK is releasing a guide to pregnancy for Olympic athletes

Miguel Enriquez

Photo: Instagram |naomi_folkard

first game in history United Kingdom Presented a completely official guide on pregnancy For Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, as well as in the governing bodies of each discipline.

The purpose of this guide is to reaffirm each institution’s support with athletes before, during and after childbirth. Also an attempt has been made to guide competitors how can they return high performance Once they have given birth and attained physical form as soon as possible with necessary care and precautionary measures.

One reason for this is that regulation intends to participate, the fact of not thinking that creating a family accompanies being part of a competitive elite or that to be a mother you have to set aside your entire career.

Naomi FockcardThe five-time Olympic archer assures that the guide is a great support to support women who may become pregnant in the future. Within the statutes raised in the above, the manner in which each of them should notify their sport that they have become pregnant is established and how they should proceed once they have done so.

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Similarly, League of Interest Care, social media applications, mental health, abortion and other issues should be addressed.

If athletes receive a award or scholarship, it also establishes that support must be maintained during pregnancy, except for nine months after giving birth.

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