What is a Blank Birth Certificate?

A birth certificate is official legal documentation of a person’s birth, printed on special paper by a State's vital records office.Check with the county vital records office to find out if mailed in or faxed applications are accepted.

What is Included in a Birth Certificate?

Most countries have statutes and laws that regulate the registration of births. In all countries, it is the responsibility of the mother's physician, midwife, hospital administrator, or the parent(s) of the child to see that the birth is properly registered with the appropriate government agency.

The actual record of birth is stored with a government agency. That agency will issue certified copies or representations of the original birth record upon request, which can be used to apply for government benefits, such as passports. The certification is signed and/or sealed by the registrar or other custodian of birth records, who is commissioned by the government.

The right of every child to a name and nationality, and the responsibility of national governments to achieve this are contained in Articles 7 and 8 in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: "The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality..." (CRC Article 7) and "States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations..." (CRC Article 8).

Sources: https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/birth.html. , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_certificate