Name of the Organization : Virginia Department of Health
Type of Facility : Certificate of Birth Resulting in a Stillbirth
State : Virginia
Country : United States of America
Website : http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Vital_Records/stillbirthcertificates.htm
Certificate of Birth Resulting in a Stillbirth :
How to obtain the certificate :
** The parent must mail a written request to the State Registrar.
** Included with the request should be a fee of $12.00 and a legible photocopy of their identification.
** Stillbirth records are not issued through our walk-in service.
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The request should include the following information :
** Name of stillborn (optional)
** Mother’s maiden name and married name
** Father’s name
** Date of event
** Hospital of occurrence
** If the spontaneous fetal death occurred prior to 1999 it will be necessary for you to submit documentation from one of the following sources.
** Physician/midwife who provided care to the mother.
** Documentation from the medical record.
** Copy of the report of spontaneous fetal death.
** Funeral Service Director (if they provided a service)
** Copy of identification (see listing under identification)
** Upon receipt of the above items the certificate will be mailed to the address provided.
History :
** During the 2003 General Assembly legislation was introduced and passed (HB1450 and SB 1267) to establish a new type of vital record for parents who experience a fetal demise of twenty weeks or more.
** Prior to the legislation the only available documentation was the report of spontaneous fetal death. Effective July 1, 2003 a Certificate of Birth Resulting in a Stillbirth will be issued upon request from the parent.
Note :
** The Division of Vital Records has spontaneous fetal death reports from 1999 to the present.
The request should include the following information :
** Name of stillborn (optional)
** Mother’s maiden name and married name
** Father’s name
** Date of event
** Hospital of occurrence
** If the spontaneous fetal death occurred prior to 1999 it will be necessary for you to submit documentation from one of the following sources.
** Physician/midwife who provided care to the mother.
** Documentation from the medical record.
** Copy of the report of spontaneous fetal death.
** Funeral Service Director (if they provided a service)
** Copy of identification (see listing under identification)
** Upon receipt of the above items the certificate will be mailed to the address provided.
History :
** During the 2003 General Assembly legislation was introduced and passed (HB1450 and SB 1267) to establish a new type of vital record for parents who experience a fetal demise of twenty weeks or more.
** Prior to the legislation the only available documentation was the report of spontaneous fetal death. Effective July 1, 2003 a Certificate of Birth Resulting in a Stillbirth will be issued upon request from the parent.
Note :
** The Division of Vital Records has spontaneous fetal death reports from 1999 to the present.