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This new scheme offers formal recognition for parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy, a loss previously unacknowledged. The Department of Finance, responsible for civil registration, launched the certificates on Monday, available via the NI Direct website. Finance Minister John O'Dowd called it a "significant and impactful achievement" for the current government.
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