Birth Certificates

Steps

With a home birth, you are required to complete a Birth Certificate Worksheet in order to file and obtain your child’s birth certificate and social security card. Here are the steps you need to follow to register your child’s birth and obtain a birth certificate.

1. Complete the State of Georgia Birth Worksheet, which starts on page 7 of the OUT OF INSTITUTION BIRTH PACKET.

2. Give the completed worksheet to your midwife at the home visit.

3. The midwife will file the birth record with the vital records office which will ensure it is filed in the right county.

4. When the birth certificate is ready, you can pick it up with a valid state ID at your county’s vital records office, or by ordering it online. There are processing surcharges and convenience fees if you opt to order a copy online.

Please Note

• If you are not married to the father of the child, you will need an affidavit of paternity in order to add the father’s name to the birth certificate. (We can give you the form you need for that.)

• The State charges $25 for the first copy and $5 per additional copy. We always recommend you get at least three copies for your files.

• Click here for more information on requesting a copy of your child’s birth certificate.