Sayaka Nose-Ogura, Osamu Yoshino, Hiroe Nakamura-Kamoto, Mayuko Kanatani, Miyuki Harada, Osamu Hiraike, Shigeru Saito, Tomoyuki Fujii, Yutaka Osuga
BACKGROUND: In recent years, the number of athletes who aim to return to competition after childbirth has increased. However, few international reports have investigated complications during pregnancy, and changes in physical function after childbirth in many athletes. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a retrospective investigation of medical problems during pregnancy, and postpartum, in female athletes who aim to return to competition after childbirth, and to identify the barriers and facilitators for their return...
March 10, 2023: Physician and Sportsmedicine