Genealogy Chat

Sorry, I forgot to add that if a neo-natal death occurs ie born alive and then dies, a birth and a death certificate is available.

A child that is still-born, ie showed no signs of life after being delivered from its mother, would be registered in the Register of Still Births. A certificate of still-birth is issued (although different registration districts work slightly differently on this). When full the still-birth register is sent to GRO and not kept at the local office. A white certificate of burial is issued by the Registrar to allow a funeral to take place. This does not necessarily involve a local funeral director as sometimes the hospital where the baby was born will 'organize' a funeral.

Thank you Shirley

The child would be reg on the stillborn register and I think its a green slip that would be issued for the Undertakers authority to arrange the funeral

I think a death cert is only issued if the child had lived even for a little time.

You could check with a local funeral director re the normal way its done

Shirley

I m not sure if this is the right board to ask on, if a mother in the 1950s gave birth to a full term still born baby, would the child have needed a death certificate.

Regards Lynne