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Metcalf: C-Section Recovery Transforms Body and Motherhood

12/12/2025

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Metcalf's Recovery Journey

Metcalf, a Manchester Thunder player, says giving birth significantly changes a woman's body after an emergency C-section.
She describes the recovery as painful and the surgery as serious.
She notes that her doctor and physiotherapist advised allowing time for healing.
Returning to the gym helped her reconnect with her pre-pregnancy self.
She balances her recovery with her new role as mother to Miller.

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Metcalf's Competitive Comeback

England netball captain Nat Metcalf is set to return to competition against Jamaica after giving birth to her daughter Miller.
She embraced a 'baby bubble' during postpartum recovery from an emergency C-section and found support in a WhatsApp group of athlete mothers.
Her husband’s remote work enabled attendance at training camps with Miller, and Metcalf aims to prove mothers can pursue dreams.

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Metcalf's Recovery Journey

Metcalf, a Manchester Thunder player, says giving birth significantly changes a woman's body after an emergency C-section.
She describes the recovery as painful and the surgery as serious.
She notes that her doctor and physiotherapist advised allowing time for healing.
Returning to the gym helped her reconnect with her pre-pregnancy self.
She balances her recovery with her new role as mother to Miller.

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