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The Office of Vital Records maintains spontaneous fetal death reports from 1999 to the present.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The Office of Vital Records has spontaneous fetal death reports from 1999 to the present<\/p>\n<h2>How to obtain the certificate<\/h2>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/vr-fhs.vdh.virginia.gov\/vvestsapps\/f?p=140:1\">Submit an online application<\/a>. Stillbirth records are not issued through our walk-in service.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click the <strong>Death<\/strong> button beneath <strong>Start Here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Select <strong>Stillbirth<\/strong> from the <strong>Certificate Form<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>4. Enter the name, contact information, address, and relationship to the child of the person requesting the certificate.<\/p>\n<p>5. Enter the gender and the date, place, and gestation at the death of the child. The name of child and hospital of occurrence are optional.<\/p>\n<p>6. Enter the parent or parents\u2019 names.<\/p>\n<p>7. Add ID documents and information.<\/p>\n<p>8. Follow the directions to sign and complete the application.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Effective: September 20, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Certificate of Stillbirth was introduced in 2003 as a new type of vital record for parents who experience an unintended, intrauterine fetal death occurring after a gestational period of 20 weeks or more. A new bill was passed in 2022 that ensured this type of certificate has no cost as of July 1, 2022. 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