Series 7172Office of Vital Records and Statistics Fetal death certificates
Dates: 1905-
1.00 cubic foot
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
These are certificates reporting fetal deaths or stillbirths in the state as required by Utah Code 26-2-14. Includes the child's name, date and time of delivery, sex, county of delivery, and cause of death; the name of the hospital or other location of delivery; the parents' name, age, birth place, race, education, and permanent address; the pregnancy history; the disposition of the body; the name and address of the cemetery or crematory; and the signatures of the certifying officials. Fetal deaths are first defined as part of the "Utah Vital Statistics Act" of 1981 to mean a birth 20 weeks of gestation or more. Prior to that date there was direction to record stillbirths, possibly separately from certificates of "death or fetal death" (c.f. Laws of Utah 1953, chapter 42). Within this series, 1964 and 1965 are recorded on "Certificate of Stillbirth" forms and 1966 onward are on "Certificate of Fetal Death" forms. It is possible that amendments to death certificates in 1965 led to a change in practice or forms to reflect continuing requirements to file a death certificate for "every death or fetal death that occurs within the state" (Laws of Utah 1965, chapter 47). In 2013, the definition was amended to be 16 weeks or more.
Arrangement
Chronological by year, thereunder alphabetical by county name, thereunder chronological by date of death.
Related Records
Birth certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81443, may contain records of stillborn births.
Death certificates from the Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Series 81448, contain records of stillbirth before about 1939.
Additional Forms
This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.
Access Restrictions
The Inspection of Vital Records Act (HB 84), which passed in May 1998, made historic death records available to the public fifty years after the date of death.Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Gaps in Series
No holdings until 1964.Processing Note
This series was processed by Maren Peterson in October 2019.Indexing Terms
- Vital statistics--Utah.
- Death certificates--Utah
Container List
| BOX | FOLDER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1964; Beaver County |
| 1 | 2 | 1964; Box Elder County |
| 1 | 3 | 1964; Cache County |
| 1 | 4 | 1964; Davis County |
| 1 | 5 | 1964; Duchesne County |
| 1 | 6 | 1964; Garfield County |
| 1 | 7 | 1964; Grand County |
| 1 | 8 | 1964; Iron County |
| 1 | 9 | 1964; Millard County |
| 1 | 10 | 1964; Salt Lake County, Jan- Mar |
| 1 | 11 | 1964; Salt Lake County, Apr- Jul |
| 1 | 12 | 1964; Salt Lake County, Aug- Dec |
| 1 | 13 | 1964; San Juan County |
| 1 | 14 | 1964; Sanpete County |
| 1 | 15 | 1964; Sevier County |
| 1 | 16 | 1964; Tooele County |
| 1 | 17 | 1964; Uintah County |
| 1 | 18 | 1964; Utah County |
| 1 | 19 | 1964; Wasatch County |
| 1 | 20 | 1964; Washington County |
| 1 | 21 | 1964; Weber County, Jan- Jun |
| 1 | 22 | 1964; Weber County, Jul- Dec |
| 1 | 23 | 1965; Beaver County |
| 1 | 24 | 1965; Box Elder County |
| 1 | 25 | 1965; Cache County |
| 1 | 26 | 1965; Carbon County |
| 1 | 27 | 1965; Davis County |
| 1 | 28 | 1965; Duchesne County |
| 1 | 29 | 1965; Garfield County |
| 1 | 30 | 1965; Grand County |
| 1 | 31 | 1965; Iron County |
| 1 | 32 | 1965; Juab County |
| 1 | 33 | 1965; Millard County |
| 1 | 34 | 1965; Salt Lake County, Jan- Mar |
| 1 | 35 | 1965; Salt Lake County, Apr- Aug |
| 1 | 36 | 1965; Salt Lake County, Sep- Dec |
| 1 | 37 | 1965; San Juan County |
| 1 | 38 | 1965; Sanpete County |
| 1 | 39 | 1965; Sevier County |
| 1 | 40 | 1965; Summit County |
| 1 | 41 | 1965; Tooele County |
| 1 | 42 | 1965; Iuintah County |
| 1 | 43 | 1965; Utah County |
| 1 | 44 | 1965; Washington County |
| 1 | 45 | 1965; Weber County |
| 1 | 46 | 1966; Box Elder County |
| 1 | 47 | 1966; Cache County |
| 1 | 48 | 1966; Carbon County |
| 1 | 49 | 1966; Davis County |
| 1 | 50 | 1966; Duchesne County |
| 1 | 51 | 1966; Grand County |
| 1 | 52 | 1966; Iron County |
| 1 | 53 | 1966; Millard County |
| 1 | 54 | 1966; Salt Lake County, Jan- Mar |
| 1 | 55 | 1966; Salt Lake County, Apr- Aug |
| 1 | 56 | 1966; Salt Lake County, Sep- Dec |
| 1 | 57 | 1966; San Juan County |
| 1 | 58 | 1966; Sanpete County |
| 1 | 59 | 1966; Sevier County |
| 1 | 60 | 1966; Summit County |
| 1 | 61 | 1966; Tooele County |
| 1 | 62 | 1966; Uintah County |
| 1 | 63 | 1966; Utah County |
| 1 | 64 | 1966; Wasatch County |
| 1 | 65 | 1966; Washington County |
| 1 | 66 | 1966; Weber County |
| 1 | 67 | 1967; Box Elder County |
| 1 | 68 | 1967; Cache County |
| 1 | 69 | 1967; Carbon County |
| 1 | 70 | 1967; Davis County |
| 1 | 71 | 1967; Duchesne County |
| 1 | 72 | 1967; Emery County |
| 1 | 73 | 1967; Garfield County |
| 1 | 74 | 1967; Grand County |
| 1 | 75 | 1967; Iron County |
| 1 | 76 | 1967; Juab County |
| 1 | 77 | 1967; Kane County |
| 1 | 78 | 1967; Salt Lake County, Jan- Mar |
| 1 | 79 | 1967; Salt Lake County, Apr- Jul |
| 1 | 80 | 1967; Salt Lake County, Aug- Dec |
| 1 | 81 | 1967; San Juan County |
| 1 | 82 | 1967; Sanpete County |
| 1 | 83 | 1967; Sevier County |
| 1 | 84 | 1967; Tooele County |
| 1 | 85 | 1967; Uintah County |
| 1 | 86 | 1967; Utah County |
| 1 | 87 | 1967; Wasatch County |
| 1 | 88 | 1967; Washington County |
| 1 | 89 | 1967; Weber County |
| 1 | 90 | 1968; Box Elder County |
| 1 | 91 | 1968; Cache County |
| 1 | 92 | 1968; Carbon County |
| 1 | 93 | 1968; Davis County |
| 1 | 94 | 1968; Garfield County |
| 1 | 95 | 1968; Iron County |
| 1 | 96 | 1968; Salt Lake County, Jan- Apr |
| 1 | 97 | 1968; Salt Lake County, May- Aug |
| 1 | 98 | 1968; Salt Lake County, Sep- Dec |
| 1 | 99 | 1968; San Juan County |
| 1 | 100 | 1968; Sanpete County |
| 1 | 101 | 1968; Summit County |
| 1 | 102 | 1968; Tooele County |
| 1 | 103 | 1968; Uintah County |
| 1 | 104 | 1968; Utah County |
| 1 | 105 | 1968; Wasatch County |
| 1 | 106 | 1968; Washington County |
| 1 | 107 | 1968; Weber County |
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