Sentences with phrase «vulnerability of these women and their children»

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Among those traditions are the ones that refuse individuals — particularly women and children — their basic rights and force them into situations that relegate them to a life of vulnerability to poverty, disease and other unbearable hardships.

«I have indicated the categories of vulnerability that we will prioritise, but I repeat that they are survivors of torture and violence, women and children at risk and those in need of medical care.»

But the UN estimates that about 10 % of refugees in the region, approximately 380,000 women, men and children, do need to be resettled to other countries because they are at still risk or have particular vulnerabilities that can not be adequately addressed in cramped refugee camps.

The higher risk for maternal postpartum depression is also associated with reduced parenting skills, which may have negative consequences for the development of the child.28 — 30 Parents of obese children may lack effective parenting skills providing both a consistent structured frame and emotional support.31 In women with GDM, psychosocial vulnerability including low levels of social and family networks is associated with more adverse neonatal outcomes, especially increased birth weight.32 Thus, there is a tight interaction between maternal lifestyle, weight status, mental health, social support as well as between maternal and child's overall health.