Municipality of Diemen: 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) if you live or will be living in the Netherlands.
The death must be registered before the funeral or cremation takes place.
It is free to have a certificate drawn up. An afschrift (official copy) of the certificate costs: € 15,70.
You pay a fee for an afschrift (official copy) of the certificate. For more information, contact the municipality: info@diemen.nl.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Diemen
Last updated on 14 March 2023