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9 Months That Made You
Making A Face
Face formation is complex - the upper lip comes from 3 sheets of tissue which must fuse by the 8th week. Baby Oliver's parents decide he will undergo surgery to repair his cleft lip when he is 3 months old.
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See how your time inside the womb has determined your destiny on the outside.
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Learn how you became the unique individual you are.
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Follow the story of how, from one egg, you took on unmistakably human form in the womb.