Municipality of The Hague: 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.

Registration in the BRP

You can register your stillborn child in the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database). A parent can make this request only on his/her own behalf. You were registered in a municipality in the Netherlands when your child was born.