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January 9

Darts while pregnant

What are the rules regarding playing darts while pregnant? On Saturday the commentators said Clare was 7 months pregnant. Surely the stress of trying to become World Champion is not good for the baby? (Mobile mundo (talk) 17:39, 9 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

You are making the claim that stress is not good for babies in the womb. Why? What is that claim based on? There are many studies on early childhood abuse and neglect as a negative stress. I cannot find anything that draws a clear cause-effect relationship between any and all stress and a baby still in the womb. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 17:43, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Prenatal stress. Our article is pretty rubbish, but with that terminology you'll find plenty of stuff online. Fgf10 (talk) 19:32, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is important to read the articles. The "stress" discussed is not "oh my, will I win this game?" 209.149.113.5 (talk) 20:27, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is important to read your own statement and not be condescending. Your statement clearly described stress in general, not the specific case posed by the OP. I'm well aware of prenatal stress thank you, it is one of the things I study professionally. Fgf10 (talk) 08:00, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I was commenting to the question, not to your response. The question is asking why our society could possibly allow a woman to go submit her unborn child to the gut-wrenching stress of playing darts. Assuming that it is a real question and that the person will read the responses, it is important to read the papers linked in the article you mentioned and not assume that all stress is equal. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 12:18, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Added heading to query. Deor (talk) 17:53, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My daughter-in-law is 8 months pregnant with her second child. She is still at work running her hydrotherapy business and is perfectly healthy and happy. Foeti are a lot more robust than most people think. So are their mothers. Their fathers, not so much. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 23:23, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The laws against gender discrimination are such that any attempt to ban a woman from taking part in such a contest while pregnant would probably be illegal. Wymspen (talk) 09:52, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's to be hoped that the woman's doctor would be involved in any discussion about anything that might be "stressful". On the physical level, as opposed to psychological stress, darts might not be a problem, but highly physical sports like tackle football could be. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:28, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Read this. It happens at the highest levels of sport often enough. Cornelia Pfohl competed twice in Archery while pregnant, winning a bronze medal in 2000 (early in one pregnancy) and placing 18th in 2004 (7 months pregnant). The answer is that women who are pregnant can do whatever they want, under the advice of qualified medical professionals, and don't need unknown, paternalistic random men on the internet speculating on what they could or could not do for the "health" of their baby. --Jayron 32 21:18, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks (Mobile mundo (talk) 21:58, 10 January 2017 (UTC))[reply]

Australian female cricket players are required to declare any pregnancy, apparently "to ensure the health of her and her baby". Mitch Ames (talk) 07:42, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

While it looks like males making decisions for females, it could be about liability insurance and the like. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:39, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Seven-month pregnant shooter took part in London 2012 too. It's commonplace. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:42, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]