Apologies if this upsets anyone

[abstibus]

If a foetus is stillborn at 28 weeks, is the birth registered?

[EDDIE51]

No a still birth is not registered , it was never an independant 'life'. No still birth is registered no matter what the 'week date'

[Prudie]

I think from 24 weeks a stillbirth must be registered.

[rozia]

are you ok?

[Buenchico]

Incorrect, Eddie!!!
http://www.direct.gov...birthrecord/DG_175614

Chris

[EDDIE51]

I thought it had to be recorded but the still birth record is seperate from the register of births.

[ummmm]

It's not a foetus at 28 weeks. It's a baby that died in the womb.

[bednobs]

hiya, my daughter was stillborn @ 28 weeks. We had to register her, but as far as i remember we got a stillborn certificate, not a birth and death certificate. if a baby is born before 24 weeks, no registering is needed (if they werre dead. If they showed signs of life (no matter what gestation), they will have a birth and death certificate.
Regarding terms, foetus is not the right term for a 28 week gestation baby. They are a baby, whether they lived independently outside the womb or not. A baby born dead before 24 weeks is referred to officially as a late miscarriage, although because they are fully formed, many parents don't like that term

[EDDIE51]

It is actually a still birth ' record' that is given , not a 'registration' as for a live birth. A birth registration would need a death certificate to be issued as well so only a still birth record is issued.

[Ankou]

" Throughout the United Kingdom, stillbirths must be registered by law. The Stillbirth Definition Act (1992) states: "any ‘child’ expelled or issued forth from its mother after the 24th week of pregnancy that did not breathe or show any other signs of life should be registered as a stillbirth. "In England and Wales, this must be done within 42 days and a Stillbirth Certificate is issued to the parent(s). In Scotland, this must be done within 21 days. "

[ummmm]

It still has to be registered Eddie. What type of registration is irrelevant.

[EDDIE51]

My point is that if it is called a 'record' or a 'still birth certificate' it is not a full registration as for a live birth.

[ummmm]

And does it really matter what it's called? It has to be registered.

[Ankou]

i think in terms of the op, yes:

"is the birth registered"

yes it is registered, but as a stillbirth. not a birth.

[bednobs]

its all just semantics. You go to the register office and do it with a registrar, you get a stillbirth certificate, not a birth certificate (if they have died before being born)

[abstibus]

My apologies for using the wrong word, which, in retrospect, appears very callous.
I should have known better.

[ummmm]

Anne - it was only a correction because it's no longer seen as a foetus. Not something everyone knows x

[bednobs]

no need for apologies! If you or someone you know is in the situation, i just thought i'd better tell you in case you upset them :)