"For such a varied and complex subject matter, there is very little accessible guidance for players to follow - an issue that we hope this guide can begin to remedy," said Dr Alex Culvin, FIFPRO director of policy and strategic relations for women's football.
"For most professional players, their prime performance years will overlap significantly with their peak window of fertility. As a result, players will continue to seek to start a family during their playing careers with the desire to then return to their work."
"These guidelines are so important to try to ease the pressure on players. If I put myself in a player's position right now after this guide has come out, I would feel more at ease, more confident if I would get pregnant or if I wanted to get pregnant."
The FIFA Maternity Regulations, which were introduced in January 2021 after pressure from FIFPRO, have been in place to protect the rights of players who become pregnant during their careers.
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