J-rap Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I've wondered about this so many times, because 3 of my 5 children were born in a hospital in one city (nearby) while our residence was in another. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Where the birth was. If they were born in the hospital, it would be the hospital, no matter how far away from home you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusksAngel Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I always use the city that I was actually born in, not the city I live in :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarenM Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I have never thought about that before, in all my years. I was born in one town and lived in another. Good thought provoking question, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maus Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I've wondered about this so many times, because 3 of my 5 children were born in a hospital in one city (nearby) while our residence was in another. Any thoughts? From a legal or genealogical point of view, it is the actual location of the birth. My place of both, for example, is listed as the town where the hospital was. We had a recent news story where the baby was born in the airmed helicopter transporting the mother, and his birth certificate is going to reflect that. The news story was speculating how they would word it, since they were flying over a lake at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 One of my SILs was born enroute to a hospital. FIL pulled off to the side of the road under an underpass. Apparently it was a county line road and she has birth certificates in two counties. I'm not sure how that plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Hopsital - My daughter was born in Houston though our home was in Katy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I've wondered about this so many times, because 3 of my 5 children were born in a hospital in one city (nearby) while our residence was in another. Any thoughts? their city of birth is the city the actual delivery took place. If that was in the hospital that is the city that will appear on the birth certificate as city of birth and will be filed with the dept of vital statistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 One of my SILs was born enroute to a hospital. FIL pulled off to the side of the road under an underpass. Apparently it was a county line road and she has birth certificates in two counties. I'm not sure how that plays out. :lol: gee, do you think the counties were having a fight over jurisdiction? I know of a set of twins who were born in different cities on different days. one unplanned at home before midnight, the other after hospital transfer after midnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I always thought of it as where the hospital is at. Both of my DD's have been born at the hospital in the next city over. So their birth place and our residence are different cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Where the birth actually was. For my DD, the state (er, Commonwealth) recorded the county of her birth as the actual county where the birth center was, not the county in which we lived at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 :lol: gee, do you think the counties were having a fight over jurisdiction? You'd think both counties would try to say she belonged to the other one. I know of a set of twins who were born in different cities on different days. one unplanned at home before midnight, the other after hospital transfer after midnight. Weird and weirder. I've heard of twins being born on different days but different places. I can't imagine what that Mama went through that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Dd was born in a city different than where we lived. Dh was born in a city different than where his parent lived. I was born in the city where my parents lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 I can see that it makes sense to list the city of your child's birth as the city which is listed on the birth certificate -- which would be where the hospital is. Still, it seems strange because I think of the birthplace as the city where our home is/was. Interesting about babies being born in airplanes, twins being born in two different places, etc.! Wow, there is any interesting story for everything!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I always use the city that I was actually born in, not the city I live in :001_smile: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I always figured it was the location of the birth. So both of my girls were born in Nashville even though our place of residence was different each time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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