After the stillbirth is registered
Once you've registered the stillbirth, you may need to:
- organise the funeral or memorial
- order a stillbirth certificate
- apply for a correction to a stillbirth certificate
- get registration documents for international use
- find out about financial support and time off work
- get information and support.
Organise the funeral or memorial
To organise the funeral or memorial you can:
- read the arrange the funeral guidance on GOV.UK
- find a cemetery in Medway
- find out about Medway Crematorium
- get support for child funeral costs.
You do not need to let Medway Register Office know the funeral has taken place.
Find out about financial support and time off work
- Maternity pay and leave
- Maternity Allowance
- Paternity pay and leave
- Parental bereavement pay and leave.
Get information and support
- Tommy’s stillbirth charity
- Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
- register on the Baby Mailing Preference Service to stop getting direct mail from companies selling baby related items.