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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.

If your child was stillborn, you report it to the municipality in which it occurred. 

Make an appointment

It is free to have a certificate drawn up. You will pay costs for an afschrift (official copy) of the certificate.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of The Hague

Last updated on 18 June 2025