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Experiences of pregnancy in elite female athletes on the World Class Programme
- 30 July 2024
- 12.30pm-1.30pm
- NCSEM room 1.39/Online
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About this event
In the last few years, there have been significant advancements in the maternity support offered by Sport Governing Bodies and Federations for elite female athletes. Leading the way has been UK Sport – the Sport Governing Body responsible for managing and investing in Olympic and Paralympic Sport in the United Kingdom. Following an 18 month consultation with athletes, coaches, medical practitioners, sports scientists, regional sporting institutions and academics from Loughborough University, UK sport published a wide-reaching maternity policy to better support elite female athletes funded through their high performance programme.
This public lecture, delivered by Dr Emma Pullen, will highlight the key findings from research led by Loughborough University in collaboration with UK Sport as part of UK Sport consultation process. The findings documented the experiences of female elite athletes who were considering pregnancy and/or had experienced pregnancy whilst a member of UK Sports high performance programme. The presentation will explore the key issues raised by female athletes and reflect on the implications of the study findings in relation to wider debates around female athlete reproductive health and gender/sex inequities in performance sport culture.
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Contact details
- Esther Hope
- +441509226024
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Booking information
- Free
- Booking required? Yes
- This public lecture will be delivered in person and online, when booking please indicate how you will be accessing the talk.