Upon request, the relevant registry office will issue a certificate confirming the miscarriage.
A miscarriage is defined as a fetus that showed no signs of life (heartbeat, pulsating umbilical cord, lung respiration) when separated from the womb, weighed less than 500 grams, and did not reach 24 weeks of pregnancy.
The registry office can issue a certificate of miscarriage to the person reporting it upon request.
Since May 2013, parents of stillborn children have been able to register the birth at the registry office, legal office, or public order office, giving their child a name and thus officially acknowledging their existence. This regulation also applies to parents whose star child was not born alive before the amendment to the law came into force.
The following can be registered:
- First name(s)
- Family name
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Information about parents
There was a miscarriage, which was reported to the relevant registry office with the necessary documents.
You can only report the miscarriage if you would have been granted custody of the child had it been born alive, i.e., if you were married at the time of birth or, if unmarried, had submitted a joint custody declaration before the child was born. If neither of these applies, you as the mother have the sole right to file the application.
As a rule, there are no significant deadlines, as this is a matter of the bereaved coming to terms with their grief. Since no certification takes place and the certificate has no legal effect, deadlines such as those for registering a live birth do not apply here.
As a rule, the document is issued immediately.
