A birth certificate not only proves the exact date of birth of a natural person, but also mainly proves the following clauses:
1. To prove the health and natural conditions of the population born in People's Republic of China (PRC) at the time of birth;
2. Prove the blood relationship of the birth population; 3, as a medical basis for newborns to acquire nationality;
4, as a medical basis for the registration of the birth population by the household registration authority;
5, as a certificate for newborns to obtain health care services according to law;
6. To provide evidence for other matters that the birth medical certificate must be valid.
Second, apply for the child's birth certificate:
1. The discharge statement is handled in the hospital, and the first boarding form issued by the hospital;
2. The household registration book and identity card of both husband and wife;
3. birth permit;
4. The child's name should be nice;
5. Go to the local maternal and child health care family planning service center;
6. If it has not been processed for more than 1 year, a paternity test is required.
Legal basis: Article 107 1 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) states that children born out of wedlock enjoy the same rights as those born in wedlock, and no organization or individual may harm or discriminate against them. The biological father or mother who does not directly raise children born out of wedlock shall bear the responsibility for raising minor children or adult children who cannot live independently.