The St. Mary’s County Health Department currently assists clients with home birth registrations in the northern end of the County at the Charlotte Hall Library meeting room. Representatives are available on the first Friday of each month from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to assist with home birth questions and birth certificate registrations.
Beginning November 16, the health department will expand its home birth registration schedule to include the Leonardtown area. Walk-in clients may visit the St. Mary’s County Health Department at 21580 Peabody Street from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on the third Friday of each month where staff will assist with completing the appropriate paperwork and filing the birth certificate with the Division of Vital Records in Baltimore. A $35 fee is required for birth certificate applications.
For more information on home birth registrations, please contact the Vital Records Office at the St. Mary’s County Health Department at 301-475-4427.
