Comments on: How Long Should a Baby Stay Nameless?

By: J. T.

J. T. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:03:16 +0000

Actually hospitals have no legal right to keep the mother or the baby because it is not named–although they may want you to THINK that. They are under pressure to submit birth certificate forms. These forms can be submitted later, or filled out with “Baby Boy” and then legally changed (some states have a grace period where you wouldn’t pay the full fee for the change). I”m sure the details vary by state.

By: C in DC

C in DC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:56 +0000

Most U.S. hospitals won’t let mothers leave now until they’ve filled out the birth certificate and SSN paperwork, so you’ll need that name by the time the mother is discharged. And the nurses want you to fill it out as soon as the mother initially recovers from giving birth. Our health insurance company gave us 30 days after birth to submit the updated paperwork adding the baby to our coverage.