getting the birth certificate - Page 2

[TrishWSU]

Originally Posted by reducereuserecycle

KENTUCKY- *this is what I did. i've heard there are several differant people of authority giving out several different sets of requirements.

I took the following info to the local vital statistics office and they sent it to Frankfort:

Proof of Residencea utility bill

Hmm, this should be interesting because I am actually a TN resident but planning to have a UC in KY {I'm a surrogate and we're planning the birth to be at the baby's parent's house in KY.} I wonder if they are going to have an issue with the fact that I don't actually live where I'm giving birth. I guess we'll have to make some phone calls.

re: Proof of Pregnancy-Does an u/s pic can work as proof of pregnancy, because you can alter a pic to put your info on it.

[lanielayne]

Here is a link to a thread I started a while back with more states:

http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=691471

** I wanted to add to the Missoula County MT info that I ended up having to go back and give more proof. A copy of my utility bill from the month of dd's birth for proof of addy and also a copy of her lab receipt for her PKU. If we hadn't had this done I don't know what we would have used. I guess it is a proof of her existence?

[NaturalFamiLEA]

Anyone know for New Hampshire?

[joliara]

From what I understand, the Illinois procedure varies by county.

[Lizzie9984]

Any folks by chance already know the ins and outs of what to do here in Florida? A "been there, done that" deal?

[skyblufig]

Update for IL (Cook County, anyway). It went really well. We were in and out of the Health Dept in under 45 minutes. We had a note from the family doc we see plus the two affidavits (from mother & father) that we got online. We had those notarized at our local bank branch for free. And that was it! No u/s or proof of pregnancy required. She asked about date of LMP, any blood work done, when was prenatal care started, etc., but never asked asked by whom, so if you DIY, on paper it'll look like you had the most prenatal care anywhere in the world. On the phone and on the affidavits it said to bring a marriage certificate if the parents are married but when we got there she said she didn't need it. Anyway, Zel is now officially existing afa the state of IL is concerned. Now for the ss#...

Some links:
affidavits (mama) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/...ZZ9996haR.html
(dad) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/...ZZ9996hbR.html

Board of Health [phone], ask for Mrs. Farmer, best to reach in late morning

[kittywitty]

Thanks, Jen! I'm not in Cook County, but I will call my health people and ask if it's the same.

[joliara]

I'm eager to hear what the deal is for DuPage county...

[laney28]

Just in case anybody's in Spain, Europe, this is what you need:

You need to fill in 2 forms, one is a questionaire asking you all about the birth and one is for the birth register. The former actually asks you if the birth was attended and, if so, if the attendant had a medical qualification (i.e. unassisted or non-medically assisted birth is quite legal). The second form (a yellow one) needs to be signed by a medical person either based on pre- or post-partum examination. This is merely to ensure that the baby is yours and hasn't been adopted illegally or even kidnapped. So if you've had an unassisted birth in Spain and your friend happens to be a doctor or nurse and is happy to vouch that the baby is yours then s/he can simply sign the form (plus give her medical registration number) and voila! you get your birth certificate. If you don't know anybody, you can simply ask a gynocologist to examine you before your postpartum period is over to assure him/herself that you've recently given birth. Especially if the doctor is a private doctor (as opposed to a Spanish NHS one) s/he'll mostly likely be happy to help. It's really quite easy to have an unassisted birth in Spain.

[EmpoweringBirth]

Originally Posted by NaturalFamiLEA

Anyone know for New Hampshire?

Here is a good thread which is somewhat recent and should give you ideas on what is required.


http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=710911

-Annie

[reducereuserecycle]

Does an u/s pic can work as proof of pregnancy, 


good question. could u just get a letter from the place that did th U/S to prove pregnancy?

as far as surrogacy, what are KY's laws on that? r u taking the baby to a doctor after the birth? maybe since the baby will be born at it's home you can use a piece of their mail. the rules are really wishywashy if u ask me.

best of luck!

[TrishWSU]

Originally Posted by reducereuserecycle

as far as surrogacy, what are KY's laws on that? r u taking the baby to a doctor after the birth? maybe since the baby will be born at it's home you can use a piece of their mail. the rules are really wishywashy if u ask me.

best of luck!

KY really doesn't have any laws regarding traditional surrogacy. My IM will have to do a step parent adoption after he is born. I'm not sure if they plan to take him to the doc or not (they aren't going to circ or vax, but I don't know about "well baby" visits.) But I realized after I asked that the bio dad lives there and obviously he will be going on the birth cert so I'm assuming his proof of residence should count.

[reducereuserecycle]

Im assuming his proof of residence should count. 


i hope so. if he is a witness & the birth takes place at his residence & he is the father then surely that will work. I think KY needs a better system for birth certificates. it is just unsettling to hear one thing then 5 minutes later hear something different.

They said I had to take dd to a doctor to prove live birth. I kept telling them that I was not going to take dd to a doctor (she was already about 2 months old anyhow) and they said I had to and I said, "I am not trying to be rude, but how can a doctor prove she was born alive to me? I could be borrowing a baby from a friend and take it to a doctor and that doctor wouldn't know if I birthed it or not just by looking at it." They finally got my drift and made some more phone calls and that is when they arrived at the notion of the notarized affidavits from DH and me.

I am dreading next time when I am not going to get a proof of pregnancy from the health dept. I don't really know how I'll prove pregnancy because I really don't think I'll record the birth.

[sweetsensation]

In Missouri it is illegal for anyone other than a certified nurse midwife to attend a home birth and we had one from Kansas. She, of course, could not put her name on the form, so it was as though the birth was unattended. We had to call the office for vital statistics (I think that was what it was called) in Jefferson City and request an application for live birth. Our midwife gave us the number, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find on the internet or by calling information. we didn't have any problems from what I remember. Then we just filled out the form with our names, date and place of the birth, etc. and on the back we had to have two notarized signatures of people who knew that the baby was alive (didn't have to witness the birth) and then we sent it back (with a $15 fee for a copy). The only problem was that I put the my whole name on the form, but signed it with my normal signature, which is a shortened version of my name. They sent it back to us to correct and all we had to do was include a note on what happened. As far as I remember, it was very simple and we didn't get any hassles at all. In fact, they were very friendly, which is surprising for a state that really frowns upon homebirths.

Kansas seems a LOT more complicated, though. I wonder if we can just use someone else's address and get one from MO for this one too........?

My son was born in Arkansas and we had a midwife who sent in the form. They were (and maybe still are?) very accepting of homebirths (our midwife was a lay, not certified)and the laws seem to be very lax regarding all the forms and stuff. But as for doing it yourself, I am not sure!

Annah

[Marlet]

When I called about Idaho I was told an u/s would work (for proof of pregnancy) but that it had to have all the info up in the corner (like the clinic name and what not). I would imagine that if you altered an old picture or anything and they thought it was fishy they would call the place you got it at to double check.

[mom2_3birds]

What about Texas?

[AugustLia23]

In Massachusetts I needed a notarized statement from myself and my partner stating to the facts of the birth, i.e date, time, place, sex of child, and the name of child. I also needed the homebirth worksheet and proof of residence, and marriage since I am married. Technically for a UC you need to do it within 40 days, but I was a few week over that and had no problems.

The woman who I called at the vital statistics dept. tried to make me provide a notarized statement from my ped(which didn't see him until 6 weeks of age), and from my prenatal care provider(whom I stopped seeing at 20 weeks). I didn't furnish either of those things, and I still got the birth cert.

FWIW they didn't know what to do with the certifier section, since there was no midwife there, in the end my partner was listed as certifier.

[Treece]

What about Oklahoma? The website is no use, or seems to be no use.

[jrojala]

Minnesota

We just called the MN Dept. of Health, they sent an out of hospital birth packet- and you fill it out. Your 'proof of pregnancy' can be an affidavit that is noterised stating mama was pg. and in the state of MN when she delivered a live infant (this is what we did- they include the sheet in the OutOfHospitalBirthPacket) OR you can have a note with Dr.'s or clinic's letterhead comfirming pregnancy. We did all this 2 weeks after the birth, but I am sure you can get the packet before. Easy cheesy...

[Intertwined]

Would a mod be willing to combine both threads and sticky this info? It's very helpful!