The review revealed “a significant lack of high-quality evidence” about pregnant athletes, the impact of exercising while they’re pregnant and their ability to return to their competitive peak after childbirth. Netball NZ’s maternity policy allows pregnant players to be paid for the length of their premiership contract, and teams can continue to offer support services until the player returns to the court. “One concept is to have specialists write you [exercise] programmes when you’re pregnant and when you’re returning to sport. “Since I had my baby, I’ve had athletes contact me and ask ‘Have you documented what you did? “The first thing I always say is disclose that you're pregnant to the right people and don't be scared to.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2020 20:03 UTC