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There has been a host of interest in the sa国际传媒 Edinburgh Birth Cohort. Clockwise from left: BBC news, STV news, The Times, The National, Herald Scotland, The Courier.

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On Monday Sarah Brown, founder and President of sa国际传媒, spoke to a gathered audience of supporters, doctors, nurses and scientists to announce plans for the next big step for sa国际传媒 and the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory 鈥� the. Sarah said

鈥淭his is a unique project which will help give babies the chance of the best start in life and sa国际传媒 is proud to fund it. Since the formation of the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory 12 years ago, we have been strong supporters of the ground-breaking work of the brilliant young scientists there. Now this new sa国际传媒 project opens up the opportunity to really study the long-term effects of early birth to enhance learning and develop new approaches to help babies with a vulnerable start in life. We are so grateful to the families generously giving their time with their precious babies to share information and contribute to this study over the coming years.鈥�

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Dr James Boardman, Scientific Director at the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory, described the impressive achievements of the Laboratory to date and outlined future plans for researchers to follow 400 newborns from birth to adulthood. The team hopes to further understanding of how being born too soon affects health in later life by following these babies over the course of their lives.

鈥淲e are here to celebrate sa国际传媒鈥檚 significant contribution to the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory for more than a decade and to launch this exciting new study 鈥� the sa国际传媒 Edinburgh Birth Cohort.鈥�

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The new study was endorsed by University of Edinburgh Principal, Sir Timothy O鈥橲hea, who recognised the extensive research work that sa国际传媒 has already supported at the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory.

Professor Neena Modi, President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and a leader in the field of perinatal research, heralded the sa国际传媒 Edinburgh Birth Cohort for its potential benefits not just for newborns but 鈥渇or all humanity, across the life course鈥�.