53Birth register

53 Birth register

53 Birth register

(1) A facility must keep a birth register.

(2) The birth register must contain details of every child born at the facility, including the following—

(a) the mother’s full name and clinical record number,

(b) the date and time of the child’s birth,

(c) the sex of the child,

(d) whether the child was born alive,

(e) the method of delivery,

(f) the names of midwives and medical practitioners present at the birth.

(3) The details of a child’s birth must be kept in the birth register for at least 25 years after the child’s birth.