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WHYS 60: What's the right number of children to have?

WHYS is live from Lagos, Nigeria broadcasting from Island Maternity Hospital on the day that the UN says the world's population has reached 7 billion. We'll discuss family size, contraception, maternal health and what a growing global population means for the planet.

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  • Mon 31 Oct 201118:05GMT

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