Stay in Play: a FIFA decision aid for football participation during pregnancy
Sinead Dufour, Emma Brockwell, Ivi Casagrande, Margie H Davenport · 2026
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Description
Sinead Dufour and co-authors built a FIFA decision aid in 2026 for playing football while pregnant. Risk in this setting is uncertain, so players and their care teams lacked clear shared guidance. The team built the aid step by step from research proof and expert review.
The aid advises stopping full-contact play after twelve weeks of pregnancy. Modified training with light contact may go on when no medical bar exists. Thirty-four users from twelve countries, from players to coaches and doctors, tested the aid and backed it strongly. A case test showed users could apply it well, and feedback was used to sharpen its wording.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sinead Dufour, Emma Brockwell, Ivi Casagrande, Margie H Davenport |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |