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Stillbirth Reporting
Morocco
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Morocco
Stillbirth Reporting
Other requirements
Other requirements
Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
Does the law require or request medical certification of cause of death for stillbirths? If yes, does the medical certificate of cause of death used, accord with the WHO MCCD form?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The Cause of Death for stillbirths should be medically certified in the same way as for other deaths. WHO recommends the medical certification of cause of death of stillbirths using the standard WHO medical certificate of cause of death form.
The law does not require a medical certificate of cause of death in order to report a stillbirth. However, the form for notification of stillbirths (the Certificate de Deces (CDC)) contains a cause of death section. This portion of the form conforms with the WHO MCCD is sent to the relevant department of the MOH at the end of the month.
Does the law require that funeral, burial and cremation services request proof of stillbirth registration or reporting?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
In most countries, when a stillbirth occurs in a health facility, the family is offered the option of the health facility carrying out disposal of the stillborn baby or releasing the stillborn baby to the family for burial or cremation. If the family choses to bury or cremate the stillborn baby, the provider of the funeral, burial or cremation service should be required to request proof that the stillbirth was reported to the registrar before final disposition.
A stillbirth is treated as a death under Article 29 of Law 36.2. After receiving the death notification form (called the "certificat de décès" [CdC, translated "death certificate") in the law] from a healthcare facility or another doctor or nurse, the communal health bureau (BCH) issues a burial permit to the family (per decree 2.22.218 Article 3). However, the burial permit is issued independent of the death declaration made by the family. The family may obtain the burial permit from the BCH but fail to follow up and declare the death to the registrar.
Does the law require that health facility or health professional attending a stillbirth provide to the parent(s) a medical record of fetal death, or equivalent document, to facilitate burial or cremation?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
If reporting takes place through the health sector only, the health facility should provide a medical record of the fetal death to the parents, if needed for burial or cremation of the fetus.
Yes, the law requires health facilities to issue a document that facilitates burial. A stillbirth is treated as a death under Article 29 of Law 36.21.The health facility issues a notice of death (called the "certificat de décès" [CdC, translated "death certificate") in the law], which must be received by the community health bureau (BCH) before it will issue a burial permit.
