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Twice Born: Stories From the Special Delivery Unit

Twice Born: Stories From the Special Delivery Unit

Description: Heartbreaking and groundbreaking stories emerge from the Special Delivery Unit at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where doctors perform rare surgeries on babies inside the womb. This three-part documentary includes real-time footage of operations on fetuses and profiles the families who have had to deal with serious medical challenges facing their unborn children. Surgical staff members navigate team meetings, patient consultations and operating room drama as they do all they can to help these babies and their families.
Genre: Miniseries
Year Released: 2015
First episode air date: March 31, 2015
Network: PBS
Executive Producers: Beth Hoppe, Monica Lange, Bill Gardner, Bonnie Cutler-Shear
Genres: Miniseries, Special Interest
Nominations: News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Science And Technology Programming
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