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L'Égyptienne Nada Hafez affronte l'Américaine Elizabeth Tartakovsky lors des 32e de finale de l'épreuve individuelle de sabre féminin des Jeux olympiques, le 29 juillet à Paris. Hafez était enceinte de sept mois lors de la compétition. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Voici comment les athlètes enceintes défient les normes en participant à des compétitions… et même aux JO !

Jenna Schulz, Western University; Jane Thornton, Western University, and Michelle F. Mottola, Western University

Les sportives enceintes remettent en question la perception de ce qu’une femme peut faire durant sa grossesse. Mais on en sait encore peu sur le sport d’élite et la maternité.
Nada Hafez, do Egito, em ação num duelo individual feminino de sabre durante os Jogos Olímpicos de Paris: Hafez estava grávida de sete meses enquanto competia, e só revelou sua condição após deixar os Jogos, por medo de preconceito. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

Treinando por dois: atletas que competiram grávidas em Paris jogam luz sobre a questão da maternidade no esporte de elite

Jenna Schulz, Western University; Jane Thornton, Western University, and Michelle F. Mottola, Western University

Mulheres atletas em vários estágios da gravidez têm desafiado a percepção tradicional sobre o que se pode fazer durante a gravidez. Mas elas precisam de mais apoio
Egypt’s Nada Hafez competes against United States’ Elizabeth Tartakovsky in the women’s individual Sabre round of 32 competition during the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 29 in Paris, France. Hafez was seven months pregnant while competing. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Training for two: Olympians are challenging gender norms by competing while pregnant

Jenna Schulz, Western University; Jane Thornton, Western University, and Michelle F. Mottola, Western University

Women athletes in various stages of pregnancy have continually challenged the perception of what a woman can do while pregnant, but they need more support.
Allyson Felix holds her daughter after running the women’s 400-metre dash final at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

From motherhood to medals: New research sheds light on postpartum guidelines for returning to sport

Jenna Schulz, Western University and Jane Thornton, Western University

While there has been large advances and successes for athlete-mothers and progress since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, there is still work to be done to improve postpartum care and support.

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