The goal of the University of Michigan Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital is to make sure that your baby’s birth certificate is complete, correct, and available to you as soon as possible after delivery. You will receive a Birth Certificate Worksheet Information form from your nurse at the hospital. Some important things to know about birth certificates:

• The birth certificate information needs to be completed and signed before leaving the hospital after your baby is born. You need to decide the baby’s name and how you want it spelled before leaving the hospital.
• If you make any changes or corrections to the birth certificate after you leave the hospital, you will be charged a fee by Washtenaw County before receiving a new birth certificate.
• Birth certificates are not mailed to you automatically. You need to phone the Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office (734-222-6720) after 6 weeks to receive a copy of the birth certificate.
• If the birth certificate worksheet is completed and signed in the hospital, Social Security cards will be mailed automatically in about 4 months. If this is not done in the hospital, or if you need the baby’s social security number before 4 months (for taxes, passport, etc.), call your local Social Security office.
• Your baby’s birth certificate can be picked up at the Washtenaw County Clerk’s Office (734-222-6720) approximately four weeks after birth. The office is located on the corner of North Main and Ann Streets, at 200 N. Main St, Suite 100. More information about obtaining your child’s birth certificate is available in the packet given to you at the hospital.