Elite female athletes face a significant dilemma when considering motherhood, with many reporting "fear of getting pregnant" due to the impacts that pregnancy can have on their high-performance sports careers.
The article highlights that there appears to be a "dead end" for athletes who decide to become mothers, creating a perceived binary choice: either being mothers or continuing to be elite athletes.
Motherhood continues to require elite athletes to have a support network that does not always exist, making the return to high-level competition particularly challenging for athletes who choose to have children.
