If your child died before the birth declaration, the registrar shall draw up the following two documents:

• One birth certificate
• One death certificate

You must provide a medical certificate.

This document should state that your child was born alive and viable.

It shall also specify the following information:

• Day and time of birth
• Day and time of death

Your child is registered on your family record book.

You can recognize your child (whether you are the father or the 2nd mother), the parent-child relationship is established.

The registrar shall establish an act of a lifeless child in the following cases:

• Your child is stillborn
• Your child was born alive but not viable and he died before the birth declaration

You must provide a medical certificate of delivery.

This certificate shall be drawn up by the practitioner, doctor or midwife.

It shall state the time, day and place of delivery.

The act of a lifeless child can be established at any time.

Your child is registered on your family record book.

You can give it one or more first names.

You can also give it a last name.

You can choose from the following surnames:

• Father's name (or 2)^e mother)
• Mother's name
• Name of the father (or 2)^e mother) and the mother together, in the order you want (up to a last name for each)

The entry of the first name(s) and the last name shall not have legal effect.

It does not create a parent-child relationship.