A birth certificate is required. The birth certificate is a proof of birth for a couple and must be obtained.

With the birth certificate, the birth of the child is recognized by the state and the law. The birth certificate, now usually called the family planning service certificate, embodies the guiding ideology of serving the majority of women of childbearing age and has a wider range of uses.

The process for applying for a birth certificate is as follows:

1. Household registration books, ID cards, original marriage certificates of both parties, first marriage, first childbirth, non-adoption certificates of both parties, work unit/neighborhood committee certificates, and go to the household registration The local town-level family planning office confirms and stamps;

2. The woman goes to the designated place for examination and gets a pregnancy test sheet or diagnosis certificate;

3. One 1-inch bareheaded photo of both parties;

4. If you give birth to your first child, you should go to the woman’s work unit to get the "Maternity Service Certificate";

5. After filling in the basic information of the couple, the work units of both parties will sign the opinions. and stamp;

6. The township people’s government and sub-district office where the woman’s household registration is located shall review and uniformly register, number and stamp the “Maternity Service Certificate”, and then hand it over to the party concerned for preservation;

7. Couples who want to have a second child should apply according to the "Maternity Service Certificate" procedure for the birth of their first child, and report to the district family planning administrative department after review by the township people's government and sub-district office Or after approval by the municipal family planning administrative department, a "Maternity Service Certificate" for the birth of the second child will be issued, and the "Maternity Service Certificate" for the birth of the first child will be withdrawn at the same time.

Materials required to apply for a birth certificate:

1. Household registers of both parties;

2. ID cards;

3. Original marriage certificate ;

4. Proof of first marriage, first childbearing, non-adoption, and unit/neighborhood committee certification of both spouses;

6. Confirmation and seal from the town-level family planning office where the household registration is located.

To sum up, the birth certificate is also called the family planning service certificate; the family planning service certificate is a document that integrates the functions of the birth certificate, pregnancy test, etc. After married women become pregnant, they can enjoy free pregnancy check-up, delivery, etc. This "Family Planning Service Certificate" is required for contraceptives and job hunting.

Legal basis:

Article 7 of the "Household Registration Regulations of the People's Republic of China"

Within one month after the birth of the baby, the head of the household and relatives , the caregiver or neighbor shall apply for birth registration to the household registration authority at the baby's place of permanent residence.

For abandoned babies, the adopter or the infant care agency shall report birth registration to the household registration agency.