Acknowledgement for Babies born before 24 weeks

Hedgehog

/ #65 Birth Certificates for all babies

2014-04-20 08:48

My son was born at 39 weeks, but because he was stillborn we don't have a birth certificate for him, only a death certificate. This really upset me as it felt like there was no acknowledgement of him being 'alive' although I had been pregnant for 9 months.... However when my daughter was born at 40 + 1 week we were given a birth certificate as she was 'alive' on a life support machine for 48 hrs. I think if a baby is born at any point of the pregnancy parents should get a birth certificate as the baby has been alive up until that point.