Can a stillborn baby be baptized?

[Jt_moran]

If a child dies before being born can that child be baptised, even at a later date?

 

[Augusta_Crowley]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on what happens to the souls of stillborn babies. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

**Recommended Reading:
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• The souls of Aborted & Miscarried Babies
• [Is it o.k. to pray for a conditional baptism of all soon-to-be-aborted babies? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=58576)