Department of Vital Statistics fall under the Department of Health.
Tiff: Hi. I believe there’s been a mistake on my daughter’s birth certificate. I wanted to confirm if the Name of Attendant at Delivery field should be my doctor’s name.
DOH: You’ll have to call your hospital about that Miss. They’ll have to submit the paperwork.
Tiff: ok. I’m in the process of contacting them. I’ve left them a message and waiting for them to call back. Until I hear from them, can you confirm if that field should have my doctor’s name?
DOH: Are your daughter’s information or your information on the birth certificate correct?
Tiff: Yes. But I’m asking about the Name of Attendant at Delivery field…
DOH: You’ll have to contact your hospital. They’re the ones who fill out that field.
Tiff: And I am contacting them. But this is a generic question. I just want to know if that field should be the name of the doctor that delivered my child.
DOH: How would you know who the attending doctor is? How would you know the name of the attending doctor?
Tiff: If this field is for the doctor who delivered my daughter, how would I not know the name attending doctor’s name? Why wouldn’t I know my own doctor’s name? That’s why I want to confirm if this field is for the name of the doctor who delivered her.
(dead silence on the other end )
Tiff: hello?
(silence)
Tiff: hello?
(dial tone)