Child

• Date and place of stillbirth
• The forename(s) and surname, if the parents wish to name the stillborn child
• Sex of the child.

Father (where this information is to be entered in the register)

• Forename(s) and surname
• Date and place of birth
• Occupation at the time of the stillbirth or, if not employed at that time, the last occupation.

Mother

• Forename(s) and surname
• Maiden surname if the mother is, or has been, married
• Date and place of birth
• Occupation at the time of the stillbirth or, if not employed at that time, the last occupation
• Usual address at the date of the stillbirth
• Date of marriage, if married to the stillborn child's father at the time of the stillbirth
• Number of previous children by the present husband and by any former husband.

It is most important that the information recorded in the stillbirth register is correct. If any mistake is made, for example in the spelling of a name or surname or in the description of the father's or mother's occupation, it will give the parents or other person who registered the stillbirth some trouble to have it put right.

The person registering the stillbirth should check the information to be recorded in the register very carefully before the entry is signed.

If English is not the mother's or father's first language and help is needed with registering the stillbirth, it would be helpful for a relative or friend to accompany them to the registrar's office and act as interpreter. However, the parents must register the stillbirth personally, as a relative or friend cannot register instead of them.

More help
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