Stillbirths.....

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melvinboy
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Stillbirths.....

Post by melvinboy » Fri May 26, 2006 7:52 pm

Can someone tell me if a stillbirth happened around the beginning of the 1900's in Scotland would the death be registered?
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AndrewP
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Post by AndrewP » Fri May 26, 2006 8:22 pm

Stillbirths were not registered before 1939, and that register is closed apart from exceptional legal circumstances. A death certificate for a baby is only issued following the death of a "live birth" baby. So I would not expect to find any record of a stillbirth around 1900.

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