The Legacy of Pregnancy: Elite Athletes and Women in Arduous Occupations

Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2022 Jan 1;50(1):14-24. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000274.

Abstract

Best-practice guidance and management of pregnant and postpartum elite athletes and women in arduous occupations is limited by the lack of high-quality evidence available within these populations. We have summarized the adaptations and implications of pregnancy and childbirth, proposed a novel integrative concept to address these changes, and made recommendations to progress research in this area.

MeSH terms

  • Athletes*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Occupations*
  • Pregnancy