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Who can register a stillbirth

Who can register a stillbirth, if the child was conceived from fertility treatment and what happen if neither parent can register.

A stillbirth can be registered by:

  • the mother of the baby
  • the father, if he’s married to the mother at the time
  • someone who was present at the stillbirth

If the child was conceived as a result of fertility treatment

The following people can register the stillbirth:

  • the mother
  • the father, if he was married to or in a civil partnership with the mother at the time of treatment
  • the second female parent, if she was married to or in a civil partnership with the mother at the time of treatment

If neither parent can register

The following people can register the stillbirth:

  • the occupier of the hospital or house where the stillbirth took place
  • someone who was present at the stillbirth
  • someone who is responsible for the stillborn child
  • the person who found the stillborn child, if the date and place of the stillbirth are unknown