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If a child is born in your facility, you must report this to the responsible registry office.

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Digital Birth Announcement by Institutions

Detailed description

In the case of births in hospitals and other institutions where obstetric care is provided, the institution is obliged to report the birth.
If a child is born in your facility, you must report this to the relevant registry office. The jurisdiction depends on the place where the child was born.
Report the birth to the registry office within one week. If the child is stillborn, report the birth no later than the third working day following the birth.
You can report the birth in writing or electronically.

 

Information

Prerequisites

The child whose birth is to be reported to the competent registry office was born in your institution.

Documents required

  • Birth notification with signature of the institution or electronic signature with information about mother and child

Please note

The benefit is only intended to fulfill the legal registration requirement. If the birth is registered at the registry office, further proof from the parents is required.

Deadlines

Report the birth to the registry office responsible for the place of birth within one week. The day of birth is not included in the calculation of the reporting period.


If the child was stillborn, you must submit the birth notification to the registry office responsible for the place of birth no later than the third working day after the birth.

Procedure

You can report the birth of your child in writing or electronically. To report it electronically, use the online service "Digital Birth Notification by Institutions".
Submit the birth notification to the responsible registry office.
The registry office will check your information and documents. If necessary, the registry office will request further information or documents from you.
The registry office records the birth in the birth register.

Processing time

No

Fees

No

Legal remedies

No

Legal basis

§ 20 Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__20.html


§ 10 Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__10.html


§ 18 Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__18.html


§ 21 Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__21.html

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Last updated: 10.10.2024