== Content of Birth Records == Birth records generally give the child's name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. Records of the twentieth century may provide additional details, such as the name of the hospital, birthplace of parents, occupation of the parents, marital status of the mother, and the number of other children born to the mother.<br> If no record was filed at the time of an individual's birth, the person, in some jurisdictions, may request a delayed registration of birth by showing proof of the birth as recorded in a Bible, school, census, or church record, or by testimony from a person who witnessed the birth. Delayed registrations generally did not become common in the United States until after 1937 when the Social Security Administration required proof of birth. The registration is usually in the state where the birth occurred. The [https://familysearch.org/search/ Family History Library] has some copies of many delayed certificates, especially for the Midwestern states.<br> A corrected record of a birth may be filed if a name was changed or added. Most corrections require affidavits of eyewitnesses or evidence from other official records. The library has microfilm copies of a few of these records.<br> The [[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)]] is a database whose records reveal an individual's full name and residence at time of application, birth and death dates and last known residence. <br> A birth record is considered a primary source. For more information concerning birth records by State see the [[Summary of Births in the United States by State]].