David Warner’s pregnant wife to be induced in London on Sunday as Cricket Australia plan birth around World Cup
DAVID WARNER’S wife is set to give birth in London on Sunday – but it will not disrupt Australia’s World Cup plans. The Aussies take on rivals New Zealand tomorrow at Lord’s and are then not back in action for another week, when they face South Africa at Old Trafford. View this post on Instagram […]
DAVID WARNER’S wife is set to give birth in London on Sunday – but it will not disrupt Australia’s World Cup plans.
The Aussies take on rivals New Zealand tomorrow at Lord’s and are then not back in action for another week, when they face South Africa at Old Trafford.
But the careful preparation of Warner and Cricket Australia meant the newborn baby’s arrival is on course to coincide with the break.
Candice – a professional triathlete who stunned in an underwear photoshoot – and David are expecting their third daughter and, according to The Times, she flew to the UK a month ago to abide by medical guidelines surrounding pregnancies.
Australia head coach Justin Langer confirmed the date of Sunday’s induction was part of his side’s tournament planning.
He said: “We were all over that. I don’t like surprises.
“I wasn’t going to turn up and go, ‘Oh, she might have a baby, we might miss Davey for the semi-final.’ ”
Candice and their two girls, Ivy Mae and Indi Rae, were handed a junior cricket kit to join in with Australia’s training session yesterday.
Opening batsman Warner – who was suspended for 12 months following the ball-tampering scandal last year – is set to stay in London with his family for a few days after the birth, while Australia will head up to Manchester on Sunday to begin their preparations for South Africa.
The couple suffered two miscarriages during his international ban and Warner is understandably desperate for everything to go according to plan this weekend.
He said: “It was unfortunate, we had two miscarriages during that time and so we would have had [a baby] before this, but that’s just what happens.
What is an induced labour?
An induced labour is one that’s started artificially and is fairly common. Every year, one in five labours are induced in the UK.
Sometimes labour can be induced if a baby is overdue or there’s any sort of risk to the mother or baby’s health.
This risk could arise if a mother has a health condition such as high blood pressure, for example, or the baby isn’t growing.
Induction is offered to all women who don’t go into labour naturally by 42 weeks, as there’s a higher risk of stillbirth or problems for the baby if they go over 42 weeks pregnant.
For more information check out the NHS website
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“The stats [on miscarriage] are there – one in four, so we’re just grateful to have two healthy little girls and hopefully that third one on Sunday.
“I am very excited. I’m looking forward to obviously the baby coming and then still concentrating on cricket. That’s my first priority once the birth is done.”
With the baby to be born in the UK, she would be eligible to play for England meanwhile Ivy and Indi could also opt to represent Australia’s old enemy under Kolpak rules as they have joint Maltese passports.
