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Municipality of Emmen: 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.

If your child was stillborn, make an appointment with the municipality where your child was born to register the birth. It is possible to erkennen (acknowledge parenthood) of your stillborn child upon registration. You can also have your child recorded in your trouwboekje (Livret de Famille or Family Book).

Booking an appointment

It is free to have a certificate drawn up. An official copy of the certificate costs: € 16,60.

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Emmen

Visiting address

Raadhuisplein 1

7811AP Emmen

Opening hours
Monday
08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday
08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday
08:30 - 16:30
Thursday
08:30 - 19:00
Friday
08:30 - 16:30
Saturday
08:30 - 12:00
Sunday
Closed
Last updated on 9 January 2024