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Urgent funerals
The stillbirth or death of your baby must be registered before the funeral can take place. If, for religious reasons, you need to hold the funeral very quickly, most registrars will register a stillbirth or a death out of normal office hours if necessary. The hospital staff will be able to give you the information you need to arrange this.







