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Registration of Births at SGH Parents can register the births within 14 days from the date of birth. After this period, the parents/informants will have to register the births at the Registry of Births & Deaths (RBD).
The current registration fee is $18.00* per child's registration. Ast he Hospital is collecting the registration fee on behalf of the RBD, it does not come under the hospital/inpatient bills. Hence, payment have to be made in cash to the Registration Officer upon completion of the registration.
*This is subject to change in RBD's yearly review of fees and charges.
Documents Required to Register a Birth
Parents/Informants are required to produce the following documents to the Registration Officer when registering births:
- Notification of Live Birth (BD 50) issued by a doctor or midwife.
- Original identity cards of both parents.
(Parents who are non-Singaporeans are required to produce their foreign IC/Passport, entry permit and embarkation/disembarkation cards issued by the Singapore Immigration and Registration Department.)
- The parent's original marriage certificate.
- A letter of authorisation from the parents of the child, if registration is done by another person other than the parents.
Ethnic Characters of Child's Name
Parents are requested to choose their child's name carefully and have it ready at the time of the registration. Ethnic characters of the child's name in Chinese, Jawi or Tamil can be included in the child's birth certificate. This is optional but parents/informants must ensure the accuracy of the ethnic characters furnished.
Parents/Informants of births will have to write the ethnic characters in the birth certificate himself or herself. If they are unable to do so, they will have to bring someone to write it on their behalf.
Surname of Child
Any surname of the child to be entered in respect of the registration of the child's birth shall be that of the child's father. In cases where the child is illegitimate and the father is not an informant of the birth, the surname, if any, shall be that of the child's mother.
Amendments to Birth Certificates
Parents/Informants are advised to check all particulars entered in the Birth Certificate before signing the document, and before it is laminated. Any changes or amendments to a birth certificate after it has been laminated will have to be made at the RBD located at the Singapore Immigration & Registration (SIR) Building, 10 Kallang Road.
In the situation mentioned above, the appropriate fees will have to be paid and a birth extract will be issued instead of the Certificate of Birth.
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