PART IVREGISTRATION OF STILL-BIRTHS
Registration of still-births without reference to the Coroner
Certificate of evidence of a still-birth15
The form of a certificate to be given in pursuance of Article 15(3) of the 1976 Order by a registered medical practitioner or a midwife present at a still-birth, or who has examined the body of a still-born child, shall be Form 7.
Particulars to be registered concerning a still- birth16
1
Subject to the provisions of this regulation, the particulars to be registered concerning a still-birth shall be those particulars required to be entered in Form 2 F1, 2A or 2B .
2
Subject to paragraph (3), the provisions of regulations 10, 11 and 12(4) shall, with any necessary modifications, apply to completing Form 2 F2, 2A or 2B as they apply to completing Form 1, F21A or 1B but a qualified informant shall not be required to verify particulars of the cause of the still-birth.
3
The cause of still-birth shall be entered as stated in the certificate given by the registered medical practitioner or midwife, followed by the word ‘Certified’.