YOUR BABY'S BIRTH CERTIFICATEAs part of the unit admission process, you will be asked for information
for your baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate is an important, permanent
legal document that will be used by your child throughout life, sometimes to
authenticate other legal documents. After the birth certificate has been completed,
BAPTIST HEALTH will send it to the State Health Department Division of Vital
Records to be registered. You will be given a form you can mail with your fee
to request a legal copy of your baby's certificate. Please wait approximately
two weeks before mailing this form to allow the State Health Department Division
of Vital Records time to file the birth. If you don't receive the birth certificate,
please call the Division of Vital Records at (501) 661-2336. The Social Security
card will be applied for automatically with the registration of your baby's
birth. You should receive this card by mail within 10 weeks.