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At the Olympics in France, a nursery will be available for athletes' children in the Olympic village for the first time. Additionally, private rooms will be provided by organizers for nursing mothers. Olympic organizers are following a growing trend that has accompanied the rise of women's sports globally: Accommodations for soon-to-be mothers and parents of young children. That includes things like paid maternity leave, help with child-care costs and even greater attention on the impact menstruation has on athletes.
