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Welcome to the World

One hundred and thirty million babies are born each year, but the circumstances - and country - of their birth will determine their life story.

Welcome to the World puts the spotlight on birth and infant mortality around the world. One hundred and thirty million babies are born each year, but the circumstances - and country - of their birth will determine their life story. BAFTA-winning filmmaker Brian Hill travels from the UK to America, Cambodia and Sierra Leone to reveal the shocking lottery of childbirth across the globe.

50 minutes

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Sun 9 Jun 2013 15:10GMT

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