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Well honey, a baby's race on their birth certificate is typically determined by the parents or whoever is filling out the paperwork. They usually just jot down whatever race they identify the baby as. It's not like a DNA test is done in the delivery room to confirm their ancestry, so it's basically just a guessing game.

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