Municipality of Moerdijk: 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.

At the time of the birth of the child, the parent must be registered in the personal register.
A valid source document must be submitted. Depending on the date of birth, this may be a birth certificate and death certificate or a stillbirth certificate (certificate of birth (still)).
The request must be made in writing in the municipality of residence of the parent.
Each parent must personally request that the child's details be included on his or her personal list.

Does your request meet the conditions? Then fill in the form “Request to include stillborn child on personal list” and hand it in personally at the counter of the town hall. This is only possible by appointment .

Don't forget to bring your ID.

No deed?

No record has ever been drawn up of the stillborn child, what then? Parents can still apply to the civil registry office of the municipality where the child was born to have a certificate of birth (lifeless) drawn up. The civil registrar of the municipality where the birth/decease took place will proceed to this after he has established that a stillborn child has actually been born. Determination is done on the basis of documentary evidence.

NB! It is therefore possible that the birth must be registered in another municipality.

For more information, visit the website of the Dutch government . Here you will also find frequently asked questions.

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).