Professional women’s football clubs are set to receive guidelines from FifPro to help players return after childbirth.
It is understood that these will be released before the start of next season.
FifPro, an organization that represents players worldwide, has consulted with medical experts and female footballers to develop guidelines that cover a range of topics including fitness, nutrition and childcare.
last month, BBC Sport spoke. Several players and managers in the Women’s Super League on the challenges mothers face in professional football.
West Ham midfielder Katrina Gorrie said she thought she would “hang up her boots” to start a family, but returned after just three months.
Germany international Melanie Leupolz said there was “not much support from other clubs or federations” but was supported by her club Chelsea.
on Friday, Aston Villa announced. Manager Carla Ward will step down at the end of the season after she told BBC Sport she “questioned” the longevity of managing in the WSL with a four-year-old daughter.
FifPro’s guidelines will look to give clubs better insight into how to support and manage returning mothers, including in the WSL.
Financial structures have already improved – in February 2022 it was agreed that the two top-tier women’s football players in England would receive better maternity pay, and this is now part of WSL clubs’ licensing agreements. Is.
Players are paid 100% of their weekly wages, plus any other compensation and benefits for the first 14 weeks, before falling to the statutory rate of around £173 per week.
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