In a letter dated 17/4/2019, the Chief Executive of this charity stated: “I can confirm that The Little Foundation does not fund any work that involves experimentation on human embryos, nor do we intend to in the future. Indeed, our recent work is notably non-invasive, currently involving the use of MRI scanners which are increasingly used in the early stages of pregnancy to help identify brain defects in the developing baby and which have led to significant improvements in medical diagnosis.”