Thank you for your fantastic effort!

7 November 2008

Over 100 MPs now back our call for a 10-year National Research Strategy for premature birth and you have been instrumental - so thank you!!
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Check out the STAND UP facebook group

7 November 2008

Many of you have come to the campaign through our fantastic Facebook group and welcome to our lovely main site!  If you haven’t checked out the Facebook group - go and take a look today.

Just back from the Liberal Democrats conference

16 September 2008

ON MONDAY 15th September I spent the day in sunny Bournemouth at the Liberal Democrats conference.

As with the other political parties we are asking the Liberal Democrats to include a commitment for a 10-year National Research Strategy for premature birth in their next election manifesto. 
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What do you think about the website?

27 August 2008

If you like it.  If you hate it.  If you think it’s alright, but could do better.  Please take our short survey - thanks!!

We’re in the Daily Mirror

26 August 2008

We wanted to let you know that the STAND UP for Tiny Lives Campaign is featured in today’s Daily Mirror - check it out here.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists backs STAND UP

18 August 2008

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) supports Action Medical Research’s campaign “STAND UP for Tiny Lives” and welcomes the document The Tiny Lives Charter, a cross-party call to tackle premature birth.


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Over 60 MPs now on board

15 August 2008

You are amazing- thank you!  With your help one tenth of the MPs at Westminster are now backing the STAND UP for Tiny Lives Campaign and our call for a 10-year National Research Strategy for tackling premature birth.  If your MP is not on board, we’d love it if you’d contact them here

Paddington goes campaigning

18 July 2008

Eilidh and Paddington

More than 20 MPs met researchers, parents, staff and, of course, Paddington Bear at Action Medical Research’s first-ever reception at the House of Commons to launch the report The Tiny Lives Charter: a cross-party call to tackle premature birth.
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Read our policy report “The Tiny Lives Charter - a cross-party call to tackle premature birth”

14 July 2008

The Tiny Lives Charter can be viewed here.

Why we are writing our first ever policy report

27 May 2008

Up and down the country families are being traumatised by the death of their babies, as a result of premature birth. Many of the children that survive will face life-long health challenges requiring ongoing medical care.
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