How Olympian Alyce Wood approached pregnancy and returning to sport postpartum

October 21, 2023

Eight months after the birth of her first child, Florence, dual Olympian Alyce Wood returned to competition.

With an eye to competing at next year’s Paris Olympics, Wood remained extremely active during her pregnancy.

The 31-year-old tapped into resources from the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) Female Performance & Health Initiative and worked with Melanie Hayman from Central Queensland University, who led the development of the 2020 Australian Exercise During Pregnancy Guidelines. abc news