On February 10, 2011, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) issued a letter to state birth
registrars announcing a procedure change allowing a woman to be named as a parent on the Maryland birth certificate of
the child born to her same-sex married spouse, without the necessity of a court order.
On February 10, 2011, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) issued a letter to state birth registrars announcing a procedure change allowing a woman to be named as a parent on the Maryland birth certificate of the child born to her same-sex married spouse, without the necessity of a court order.