Married at 13, pregnant and starving: Child brides of Yemen

© UNFPA Around 1.3 million pregnant and breastfeeding women in Yemen are malnourished, which increases the risks of childbirth complications and premature and low-birthweight babies.This article is published in association with United Nations. Fatimah* was 13 when she was married off to an older man. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters. “I dreamed of going to school like other girls,” she said. “Instead, I became a wife before I had the chance to live my childhood, and […]
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