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Register the Birth
Hospital report: Before you leave the hospital after giving birth be sure to get a hospital report of the birth from the midwife.
Civil Registration: Attend the local registry office within 8 days of the birth (or 30 if you have good reason for not being able to attend earlier) to register the birth of your baby
Passport Application: Contact your home country (where you child is eligible for a passport) to register the birth and apply for a passport.
Apply for a health card for your child: If you work as employed or self-employed Autonomo, you are entitled to register your child as your dependant / beneficiario. Go to your local health centre to do this, or ask your Gestoria. If you do not work in spain, then you need to apply under the ´bajos recursos´ scheme as all minors are entitled to free healthcare. All documents and form to complete to apply for healthcare under the ´bajos recursos´/ low income scheme can be found here: http://www.seg-social.es/wps/portal/wss/internet/InformacionUtil/44539/45195 You will need your health card when you apply for your childs health card.
Register your child as resident (You will first need the baby's passport, Spanish birth certificate or an official translation of non-spanish birth certificate, medical card, your residency card, a copy of your passport, 2 passport photos of the baby, photocopies of everything and a form EX18 (Not yet sure where this is, but likely at the civil registry or national police station). You then go to your local town hall to register.
Pregnancy Groups
Contact Hayley Francis to be added to a local mums and babies whatsapp group: http://www.seg-social.es/wps/portal/wss/internet/InformacionUtil/44539/45195 Hayley is a wealth of information for anything to do with Mums and Babies.
Antenatal Classes: Contact Anne Halpenny: Anne is based in Marbella and runs classes along the coast. http://www.irishmidwife.com/eng/welcome.html
Parents and Baby Groups and Activities
Baby Swimming Classes: Conact Samantha about classes at Sotogrande School. 0034 602 55 98 19