Registering the birth

Registering the birth

You register the birth with the municipality where your baby was born. You have three days to do so; the day of the birth itself does not count. If that period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, you get an extra working day — you always have at least two working days.

The father or co-mother registers the birth; as the mother you may do it too, but you do not have to. If none of you can, someone who was present at the birth may do it.

Whoever registers your baby brings valid photo identification (passport or identity card) and, if there is one, the acknowledgement or name-choice certificate. You can bring the marriage booklet as well. The certificate of birth you get from us is handy, but not compulsory.

Registering online from ZGT Almelo

If your baby was born at ZGT hospital in Almelo, the birth can nowadays also be registered online. The hospital has a special iPad for this, provided by the municipality of Almelo.

To register you need the DigiD of both parents and, if the parents are not married, the date and number of the acknowledgement-of-paternity certificate.