New child development study will track first five years of babies' lives
Catherine Gaunt
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The first national birth cohort study of babies in 20 years will launch next week, which will follow more than 8,000 children in their early years.
![The study will follow families and their babies from nine-months-old](/media/85206/ldbabyroom.jpg?&width=780&quality=60)
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