Disaster Index: 3.1 Entry: Return Protocol, Emslie Cause: Scotland's qualifying campaign carried in part by a player who returned to competitive football five months after giving birth. Category: Structural Evidence: Claire Emslie gave birth in late 2025. She was back in competitive football by month five. She is now in the World Cup qualifying picture. The squad depth question this answers is not the question anyone was hoping to have answered. Historical precedent: The specific condition is not yet established in the Index. The general pattern — Scotland's margin for error requiring individuals to operate outside normal load parameters — is documented. Affected parties: Scotland Women's squad. Selection planners. The concept of contingency. Immediate outlook: Emslie is available. The structural conditions that made her availability load-bearing remain in place. Filed: 8 June 2026 / Women's World Cup qualifying cycle