Birth Records
Birth Record Application Form 
Birth Record Instructions
State Certified Copies
Birth records begin at the year 1880. Certified copies are $15 and only available to entitled parties (i.e. parents, children, spouses, siblings, grandparents and funeral homes). Individuals requesting a birth record must prove entitlement by showing proper identification.
Birth records between the years 1921 – 1941 must be requested through the Iowa Department of Public Health.