Municipality of Almelo: registering a stillborn baby

A stillbirth can be registered by:

• the father or female partner of the mother;
• the mother;
• an employee of the hospital;
• the funeral home;
• others who know about the death.

The death must be registered before the funeral or cremation takes place.

Registration in the BRP

You can register your stillborn child in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database) if you live or will be living in the Netherlands.