Sentences with phrase «generally at greater risk»

Children that have experienced a disadvantaged background are generally at greater risk of needing extra support.

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Flint and colleagues suggested that when midwives get to know the women for whom they provide care, interventions are minimised.22 The Albany midwifery practice, with an unselected population, has a rate for normal vaginal births of 77 %, with 35 % of women having a home birth.23 A review of care for women at low risk of complications has shown that continuity of midwifery care is generally associated with lower intervention rates than standard maternity care.24 Variation in normal birth rates between services (62 % -80 %), however, seems to be greater than outcome differences between «high continuity» and «traditional care» groups at the same unit.25 26 27 Use of epidural analgesia, for example, varies widely between Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, and the North Staffordshire NHS Trust.

As as result, «infants with multiple risk factors are likely to be at a far greater risk than is generally supposed.»

SUNY New Paltz political scientist Dr. Gerald Benjamin, speaking earlier in the campaign, says, unlike governors, county executives generally are not at great risk simply because they seek a third term.

It is generally accepted within the medical community that women are at greater risk to suffer from depression than men.

Beyond the issue of alleviating real and potential shortages of influenza - vaccine supplies is the possibility of pursuing vaccination strategies that would induce optimal immunity among populations of persons who not only are at greatest risk for complications but who also generally do not mount an optimal immune response.

They generally mean no harm, but often fail to see even some of the simplest ways that their activity might be putting the greater organization at risk.

And it may be taking on an even greater challenge than the well - resourced Hershey School, which targets low - income students generally rather than at - risk ones and refuses admission to students with «serious behavioral problems.»

«If an investor had determined that an asset allocation was appropriate for their risk / return goals, we would caution against changes in response to the yield environment because generally that involves taking on greater risk,» says Todd Schlanger, senior investment strategist at Vanguard Investments Canada.

Such performance can be impacted by a number of risk factors, including but not limited to (i) the level of price volatility (equity securities generally have greater price volatility than debt securities, (ii) changes in interest rates, and (iii) the ability of the manager to purchase or sell a security in a timely manner at desired prices.

Large breed dogs are generally at risk, especially if deep chested, including Great Danes and German Shepherds.

While cats confined to an indoor environment generally live longer and are at less risk for contracting infectious diseases or injuries due to trauma, they are at greater risk for a variety of behavioral problems.

Risks are unevenly distributed and are generally greater for disadvantaged people and communities in countries at all levels of development.

Because of the higher level of risk associated with commercial vehicles, the law generally requires a greater amount of insurance coverage to ensure a trucking company can be held financially responsible if it's at fault for an accident.

Term life insurance policies are generally not sold to seniors at or over the age of 90 because the risk to the insurance company having to pay on the policy is simply too great.

While we are always sensitive to potential job losses, the GGP employees who are at greatest risk of losing their jobs in the Simon Transaction are generally all at corporate headquarters, are highly skilled and have college and often graduate degrees, and participate in the segment of the U.S. economy with among the lowest unemployment rates.