101 East - The Philippines’ Baby Factory

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They call it the "baby factory". At the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in the Philippines' capital, Manila, an infant is born every 12 minutes. Many of the new mothers are teenagers, some just 13. 101 East investigates why children are having babies in the Philippines and meets some of the country's youngest mothers.

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