Connecticut Request for a Certified Copy of a Fetal Death Certificate
Official state formStillbirth and pregnancy lossFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Mail request to the Connecticut State Vital Records Office for a certified copy of a fetal death certificate. Fetal death certificates are not open to the general public.
Who can use this form
- A parent or grandparent.
- An attorney-at-law representing the parent.
- A member of an incorporated genealogical society that can do business in Connecticut.
- The form also prints the full list of eligible parties in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-51.
What to send with it
- This request form, completed and signed.
- $30.00 per certificate by money order payable to "Treasurer, State of Connecticut". No cash and no personal checks.
- A copy of your valid government issued photo ID or passport, or two of the other ID documents listed on the form.
- Proof of the relationship that allows access. A parent named on the fetal death certificate does not need to send it.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Vital Records Section, Customer Services 410 Capitol Avenue, MS #11VRS P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308
- State fee
- $30.00 per copy
- Typical processing
- The office's website says State Vital Records Office processing varies and can be up to 12 weeks. The form does not state a time.
- Form revision
- Fetal Death App REV 7-18
- Source
- Official government page