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- Followers 28.4K
- Engagement 1.56%
- Avg likes 337
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About Sinéad Dufour
Sinéad Dufour (@dr.sinead) is a Medical & health creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. The account has 28,400 followers and 130 published posts. Recent posts average 337 likes and 104 comments, an engagement rate of 1.56%.
With 28.4K followers, Sinéad Dufour is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 560 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 51 followers per account Sinéad Dufour follows. Sinéad Dufour is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Sinéad Dufour under Medical & health, with Healthcare as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Sinéad Dufour runs to 15 words across 6 lines. The bio tags #pelvichealth. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Sinéad Dufour dates from June 2026.
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130 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Sinéad Dufour, 6 are videos and 4 are carousels. That mix leans toward videos. 130 published posts give Sinéad Dufour a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 218 followers for each post published. Sinéad Dufour also keeps 5 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 122 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include postpartum, pregnancy, football, decision and sport. The captions tag #pelvichealth, #postpartumrecovery, #womenshealth, #pregnancy and #pregnancysupport.
FIFPRO was developed through a collaboration between professional footballers (soccer in the US ⚽️) with lived experience of pregnancy and postpartum return to sport, along with a medical and academic expert panel.
The 2024 FIFPRO guide was developed with input from:
* Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
* Crystal Dunn
* Cheyna Matthews
* Almuth Schult
The 2026 Stepping into Play decision aid was published by and
These athletes and researchers contributed their firsthand experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, research, and returning to elite competition.
#PelvicHealth #PostpartumRecovery #WomensHealth
One size does not fit all.
Every athlete’s recovery is unique. Sleep, feeding, pelvic floor health, mental health, healing, energy levels, and life demands all influence the path forward.
The goal isn’t simply getting cleared.
The goal is helping women move through each stage with the support, information, and confidence they deserve.
Because postpartum athletes deserve more than a 6-week check-up.
I’m happy to share this table, let me know if you want it.
This manuscript maps the Stay in Play decision making aid that my FIFA perinatal team and I have been developing and refining for the last three years.
#pregnancy #pregnancysupport #pregnancyfitness
#pelvichealth
#stayinplay
This one is of particular importance to me having worked in the space of perinatal care and supporting moms and moms to be for the last 15 years.
The unsubstantiated and harmful narratives that surround pregnancy are many.
I have long been on a mission to change this.
We know now the deconditioning in pregnancy sets mom’s up for risk in the postpartum. This risk is bigger for those with higher exercise demands. The application of our decision aid goes well beyond female football – this is big and this makes me so proud.
Our methodological process in terms of how we rigorously developed this aid is mapped out, but importantly our screening process, five stage progression and regression guidance and communication tools for optimal collaboration are all laid out in this open access paper.
Be sure to carefully review the supplementary information as well, as this is where so much of the contextual gold is contained.
You will be hearing more from me and FIFA about both our pregnancy and postpartum decision aids in the coming week.
To link them and all my other research see the McMaster experts link in my bio.
This is what it actually looks like behind the scenes.
I’m here with Dr. Sinead Dufour. She is a pelvic health physio, professor at McMaster University, and one of the leading researchers in diastasis recti.
And this is key 👇
We’re not just looking at the gap.
She’s assessing:
• Tension through the linea alba
• How my core responds under load
• How well I can actually transfer force through my system
Because diastasis isn’t just about “closing the gap.”
It’s about restoring function.
Also… yes, that’s me managing a fussy baby while doing all of this.
Because moms don’t pause healing to make it look perfect.
We do it in the middle of real life!
If you’re postpartum and wondering where to start — this matters more than guessing.
Comment PLAN and I’ll send you my free 30-minute postnatal workshop to help you restore your core and pelvic floor the right way 🤍
You got this! Here for you. You're not broken and it's not too late.
Love
Nikki
#thebellemethod #diastasisrecti #abrehab #postnatalfitness #postnatalpilates
➡️This research shows: Various muscular strengthening exercises targeting the trunk muscles during the postnatal period are associated with a reduction in the symptom severity of LBPP and related disability.
➡️muscular strengthening exercises are feasible and effective
➡️Pregnancy-related LBPP will naturally resolve over time without intervention.
However … ✅ Our data demonstrated that exercise has the potential to accelerate the resolution of pain and related disability.
This guidance is bigger than pregnancy.
It changes how athletes plan their pregnancies, train during their pregnancy and supports a long term vision for the career in sport.
It provides practical advice on modalities and training adaptations for the 5 stages of football participation during pregnancy
Comment MOTHER below to get the detailed guide.
✨This is what players have been asking for✨
Practical guidance on pregnancy-specific training based on the recommendations of the decision aid to support players at all levels.The supplemental table provides practical advice on modalities and training adaptations for the 5 stages of football participation during pregnancy.
➡️In general, full contact football is not recommended beyond 12 weeks of gestation, but modified team training and individual football-specific training may be considered, assuming no health or pregnancy-related condition that presents a contraindication.
Let’s goooooo!!!!! 🤰⚽️ real change starts here. Please share widely. 🙏🏼
Comment SOCCER below and I’ll send you access for the decision aid, AND the supplemental table.
In the process of writing the framework we consulted with many pregnant and postpartum players to ensure that it met their needs and felt easy to use and apply to their own personal pregnancy and postpartum return to play.
Since publishing the decision aid the response to the decision aid from female athletes has been amazing but it’s much better hearing that from them than us!
Thank you (who has just returned to play postpartum with since having her little girl), (who is now in her third trimester and plays for ) and (who returned to play postpartum over a year ago and now plays for ) for your feedback of the Stepping into play decision aid 🫶 #steppingintoplay #postpartum #football #femaleathlete #motherathlete
Building on this body of literature, this is an evidence-informed, practical 7-step postpartum guidance to enable postpartum players and their multidisciplinary teams to establish a clear return to football road map.
✨ We’re already working with 5 more federations to adapt this to other sports. ✨
Which sports would you like to see this information for? Tell me below 👇
Comment GUIDE below and I can send you the whole PDF.
Huge Thank you for making this publicly available!
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Sinéad Dufour's engagement
Sinéad Dufour's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.56%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 64 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Sinéad Dufour's posts, at 337 likes and 104 comments on average, about 3.2 likes per comment.
Engagement rate
1.56%
- Avg likes
- 337
- Avg comments
- 104
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 64
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Who is Sinéad Dufour?
Sinéad Dufour (@dr.sinead) is a Medical & health creator on Instagram, also filed under Healthcare. Sinéad Dufour is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Sinéad Dufour runs to 15 words across 6 lines.
How many followers does Sinéad Dufour have?
Sinéad Dufour has 28,400 followers on Instagram (28.4K). Set against 560 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 51 followers per account Sinéad Dufour follows. 130 published posts give Sinéad Dufour a moderate archive on Instagram.
What is Sinéad Dufour's engagement rate?
Sinéad Dufour's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.56%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 64 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Sinéad Dufour's posts, at 337 likes and 104 comments on average, about 3.2 likes per comment.
What does Sinéad Dufour post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Sinéad Dufour under Medical & health, with Healthcare as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Sinéad Dufour, 6 are videos and 4 are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Sinéad Dufour repeatedly use the words postpartum, pregnancy, football, decision and sport. Sinéad Dufour's captions carry hashtags such as #pelvichealth, #postpartumrecovery and #womenshealth. Sinéad Dufour writes those captions mainly in English. The bio tags #pelvichealth. Sinéad Dufour keeps 5 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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