“Is It Realistic?”: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Elite Women Athletes Considering Parenthood via Sports Medicine

Actionable steps to support elite women athletes ⬇️
w/Margie Davenport, PhD Tara-Leigh McHugh Lauren Ray Autumn Nesdoly Dr. Rshmi Khurana

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📢 Funding available for Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ peoples to access meaningful sport activities.

Could your sport project contribute to social development in Indigenous communities? Submit it! canada.ca/en/canadian-he…

New research to support women’s equitable participation in sport! 💪🏻 Huge thanks to the amazing participants and research team Margie Davenport, PhD Jane Thornton MD PhD OLY Dr. Rshmi Khurana Lauren Ray Autumn Nesdoly

'Pushed Out of the League' - In November 2023, we hosted a public dialogue about anti-Indigenous structural racism in Canada sport, focusing on men's hockey. Here's the online version - for wide circulation. youtu.be/4Vp0__X5RNw?si… via YouTube

Indigenous athletes and coaches tend not to report racism in Canadian sport.

We need to know why.

Please contact me if you would like to participate in this project so we can find ways to address it. 🪶

Email: [email protected]

#NEW Original Research ⭐️

Experiences of coaches and healthcare professionals working with with pregnant and postpartum elite athletes 🤰🏃‍♀️

This qualitative study aimed to identify actionable steps for research, policy and culture change

READ ➡️ bit.ly/40gt4XS

📣NEW: 'Filling the evidence void: exploration of coach and healthcare provider experiences working with pregnant and postpartum elite athletes – a qualitative study' via British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)

Margie Davenport, PhD Tara-Leigh McHugh Autumn Nesdoly Dr. Rshmi Khurana Lauren Ray

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📣 New paper alert!!! 🎉 Excited that our paper on heavy resistance training during pregnancy is now live!

Last week's MOST talked about studies in Sports Science👟. Including how athletes experience return to sport after childbirth.

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#research #sports #childbirth

🚨 NEW paper: We’re not Superhuman, We’re Human: A Qualitative Description of Elite Athletes’ Experiences of Return to Sport After Childbirth via Sports Medicine
with Margie Davenport, PhD Tara-Leigh McHugh Dr. Rshmi Khurana Autumn Nesdoly and Lauren Ray🤰🏃‍♀️👩‍🦽🚣‍♀️🚴‍♀️

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Mother vs. athlete: University of Alberta study highlights gaps in gender equity in sport cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Thrilled to see our paper in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) 'Pushing for Change: A qualitative study of the experiences of #elite athletes during #pregnancy !

We present policy recommendations and key actionable steps to support and value pregnant elite athletes.

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Young girls need to know that they belong in sport. They need to see that when they enter their reproductive years, it does not mean their sport career has to end. ⁦Canadian Women & Sport | Femmes et sport au Canada⁩ ⁦Sport Canada⁩ ⁦Fast and Female⁩ ualberta.ca/folio/2022/02/…

Are you an elite-level athlete considering pregnancy? We'd love your help with our study!

Consider participating in our one hour zoom interview from anywhere in the🌎!

For more info:
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=LX7…

Or [email protected]

#Olympics #Paralympics 🤰🤱🏃‍♀️🚴‍♀️🙏

👉 Are you a coach or trainer who has worked with #Pregnant or #Postpartum elite athletes?

Consider participating in our one hour zoom interview from anywhere in the 🌎!

For more info:
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=LX7…

Or contact [email protected]

🙏 for sharing!! #Olympics

Are you a coach, trainer or medical professional (MD, PT) from anywhere in the 🌎who has worked with #pregnant or #postpartum elite athletes?

Consider participating in our study (1 hour zoom interview)! For more info:
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=LX7…

Or contact [email protected]

Interested in youth sport? Check out this presentation from Nick Holt and I on our parent-coach research. Relational factors and consistency are keys to positive experiences #2021VirtualNASPSPA
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We did a book and it's available now!
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