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If your pregnancy ends before 24 weeks, you can get a certificate in memory of your baby. Its free to get a certificate.

You do not need to request a certificate if you prefer not to. Its optional.

If your pregnancy ends from 24 weeks onwards, you need to register a stillbirth instead.

Before you start

Youll need:

• your NHS number or postcode registered with your GP
• the mobile phone number or email address registered with your GP
• permission from the other parent and their email address, if you want their name on the certificate

You can find out your NHS number on the NHS website.

Request a certificate

You can ask for a certificate if all these apply:

• youve lost a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy
• youre one of the babys parents or surrogate
• youre at least 16 years old
• your pregnancy ended on or after 1 September 2018
• you lived in England when you lost your baby
• you live in England

Start now

If youve lost more than one pregnancy, you can apply separately to get a certificate for each baby loss.

Your certificate should arrive in the post within 14 days. If you do not receive it, you can request another certificate.

Get help to request a certificate

If you want your certificate in a different format or cannot request the certificate online, email or call the helpline.