STILL-BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Motion Text

That this House notes with approval that it has been possible for a full name to be recorded on a still-birth certificate since 1995; further notes that still-births before 24 weeks gestation do not have to be recorded, but that an informal certificate can be issued to the bereaved parents; and calls on hospitals to recognise the loss suffered by such parents by making them aware of these certificates as a matter of policy.