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Article History

Accepted: 8 May 2025

First Online: 25 August 2025

Declarations

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: This article is published in a supplement issue that was supported by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). All authors received consulting fees for time spent working on this manuscript. Although members of FIFA reviewed the final manuscript, as a funding body, they had no influence over the content or findings of the review. M.H.D. is supported by the Christenson Professorship in Active Healthy Living.

: The authors declare the following competing interests: A.H. is employed by Harlequins FC Women’s Rugby Team (UK) and received consulting fees from Kynisca Innovation Hub (KIH) as an expert medical consultant. KIH was not involved in this review, did not provide financial or material support, and does not directly benefit from its findings; E.B. is employed by PhysioMUM and consults with football teams across the UK; M.H.D. has received grant funding from NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, and the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute that funded studies that have been cited within this manuscript related to athlete health during and following pregnancy; S.D. is employed by The World of My Baby, consults Urospot, and is a Director at the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario; M.D. has no competing interests to declare.

: Not applicable as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

: All authors contributed significantly to the conception, design, and writing of the manuscript. All authors contributed to the conception of the review. A.H. and M.H.D.—led the drafting of the manuscript and coordinated revisions; S.D. and E.B.—provided expertise and contributed to the sections on pelvic health and pain. M.D.—provided expertise in review of both general postpartum and football-specific considerations. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring its accuracy and integrity.