McHugh Tara-Leigh F, Davenport Margie H
Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024 Aug 3;10(3):e001888. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001888. eCollection 2024.
Our objective is to describe the development of evidence-based policy and practice recommendations for pregnant, postpartum and parenting Canadian high-performance athletes. A community-based participatory research approach was employed as the study design, and data were generated via a rapid review of existing sport policy for pregnant and postpartum athletes, followed by an extensive consultation and engagement process with key sport stakeholders via survey and one-on-one and group interviews. 102 sport stakeholders participated via the survey (n=56), individual and group interviews (n=33), and follow-up interviews (n=13). Individuals represented a range of summer/winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes, medical and support staff, National Sport Organisations and Sport Canada representatives. Seven evidence-based policy and practice recommendations were developed for Sport Canada decision-makers. Recommendations include the need for Sport Canada to (a) establish two new cards for pregnant and parenting athletes, (b) develop a policy to support pregnant, postpartum and parenting athletes, (c) create new funding sources for facilities that accommodate the needs of pregnant, postpartum and parenting athletes, (d) create new funding source for athletes to train and/or compete during infants' first year, (e) develop training and educational modules related to pregnant, postpartum and parenting athletes, (f) increase visibility of pregnant, postpartum and parenting athletes and (g) invest in research on high-performance sport participation during and following pregnancy. The collaborative processes employed in this research serve as a model for sports organisations to develop evidence-based policies and practices that can support pregnant, postpartum and parenting athletes.
我们的目标是描述针对加拿大怀孕、产后及育儿的高水平运动员制定循证政策和实践建议的过程。本研究采用基于社区的参与式研究方法，通过快速回顾现有针对怀孕及产后运动员的体育政策生成数据，随后通过调查以及一对一和小组访谈，与关键体育利益相关者开展广泛的咨询和参与过程。102名体育利益相关者通过调查（n = 56）、个人及小组访谈（n = 33）和后续访谈（n = 13）参与其中。参与者包括一系列夏季/冬季奥运会及残奥会运动员、医疗和辅助人员、国家体育组织以及加拿大体育局代表。为加拿大体育局决策者制定了七项循证政策和实践建议。建议包括加拿大体育局需要：（a）为怀孕及育儿运动员设立两张新卡；（b）制定一项支持怀孕、产后及育儿运动员的政策；（c）为满足怀孕、产后及育儿运动员需求的设施创造新的资金来源；（d）为运动员在婴儿出生第一年进行训练和/或比赛创造新的资金来源；（e）开发与怀孕、产后及育儿运动员相关的培训和教育模块；（f）提高怀孕、产后及育儿运动员的知名度；（g）投资于孕期及产后高水平运动参与的研究。本研究采用的协作过程为体育组织制定支持怀孕、产后及育儿运动员的循证政策和实践提供了一个范例。
