What are the funeral costs for a stillborn or newly born baby?
The health authority may offer to arrange a burial or cremation, free of charge, for every stillborn baby, whether born in hospital or at home. You should discuss the funeral arrangements with the hospital staff. If you accept the offer, the baby will be cremated or buried at a simple ceremony. The parents can, if they wish, arrange the funeral themselves with a local funeral director to meet their own beliefs, the charges will then depend on the services required. Cemetery and cremation fees, if applicable, will be over and above whatever charges the funeral director may make. Fees and charges are often reduced and sometimes waived but vary with locality. The majority of churches do not make a charge for the funeral of a child under 12 months. Estimates of costs are given by members of the National Association of Funeral Directors.
