also: しゅっせいしょうめいしょ
birth certificate
Official document certifying a person's birth, used for legal and administrative purposes.
A birth certificate is required to apply for a passport.
出生届 is the form parents file with the city office, while 出生証明書 is the doctor-issued certificate attached to it as proof of birth.
Standard kanji form; the reading しゅっしょうしょうめいしょ is more common than しゅっせいしょうめいしょ.
Alternate reading; less common but still used.
Compound of 出生 (birth) + 証明書 (certificate).