- Introduced -

SB 75 - This act creates a certificate of birth for stillborn children.

A "stillborn child" is defined as a dead fetus that was the product of human conception of twenty weeks gestation or more, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of delivery, and that was not born alive.

The state registrar must offer to the parent or parents of stillborn children a "Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth" on an appropriate form that satisfies the formatting and filing requirements of Section 193.085, RSMo, for live births. The certificate must be filed with the local registrar within seven days following the delivery. If the parent or parents of the stillborn child do not wish to provide a name, then any references to the name on the certificate will remain blank.

If a stillbirth has not been registered within one year of the date of delivery, then a certificate marked "delayed" can be filed and registered along with any other requirements necessary to substantiate the facts surrounding the stillbirth.

LORIE TOWE