Births | Service NSW

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COVID-19 assistance

Certificates

Apply for a birth certificate
Register a stillbirth
Check the status of your online certificate application (birth, death, marriage, change of name)
Resume your online application – Births, Deaths & Marriages
Report a lost or stolen birth or marriage certificate

Registrations

Register a birth
Register a birth after 60 days
Apply to add a father's details to a birth registration
Apply to add a mother's details to a birth registration

More tools and services

Change the details on a birth, death or marriage record
Unpaid parental leave

Guides

Having a baby