Municipality of Groningen: registering a stillborn baby
Before you can register your baby in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP), you must first report the death. Make the declaration in the municipality where the event took place.
The funeral director can do this online. A parent, hospital, or attendee can make an appointment to file the declaration.
Needed during the appointment
- Valid ID of the person making the declaration.
- Certificate of death issued by the attending physician.
- B envelope (intended for the Central Bureau of Statistics) containing information from the doctor about your child's death.
You can register your child in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP).
What you need to know
- You must apply for registration in the municipality where you live.
- You can only update your own data personally. The other parent cannot do this for you.
- For registration, it does not matter when the child was born or the length of the pregnancy.
- To register your child, you will need a "certificate of child born lifeless" or a "certificate of birth (lifeless). Your municipality will request the certificate from the municipality where the baby was born.
Making an appointment
You can make an appointment via the contact form. Bring valid proof of identity with you to the appointment.
Online
Through an online form you can register online. You need a DigiD to do this.
In writing
Send the documents below to: Municipality of Groningen, Department of Civil Affairs, PO Box 30026, 9700 RM Groningen.
-Copy of valid passport, ID card or driver's license.
-Completed and signed application form for registration of a lifeless born child (pdf 160 kB). The document is in Dutch.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Groningen