Andrea Leadsom to review disadvantaged children's health

Leadsom ‘worried’ about impact of lockdown on babies and young children

Boris Johnson has appointed former cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom to carry out a review into how to improve health outcomes for babies and children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Leadsom said she would be focusing on the first 1,001 days of a baby’s life – from conception – and that her findings would contribute to the government’s “levelling up” agenda.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2AYGiRI