How do they get babies to cry in films or on TV shows?

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Cry, baby ... but can they do it for the camera?
Cry, baby ... but can they do it for the camera? Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

When a film or TV programme calls for a crying baby or child, how do they ensure that the child complies? Do they wait for the child to cry for a random reason or is there someone on set whose job it is to make babies cry?

George Connelly, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

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