(1) The fact that a woman is pregnant or has been delivered of a child or has undergone miscarriage or is suffering from illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child or miscarriage shall be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect from-
(a) a Medical Officer of a hospital or a dispensary, or
(b) a registered Medical Practitioner.
The certificate shall be in form B.
(2) The fact that a woman has been confined may also be proved by the production of a certified extract from a birth register maintained under the provisions of any law for the time being in force or a certificate signed by a registered midwife.
(3) The fact that a woman has undergone miscarriage may also be proved by the production of a certificate signed by a registered midwife.
(4) The fact of death of a woman or a child may be proved by the production of a certificate to that effect in form C from any of the authorities referred to in sub-rule (1) or by the production of a certified extract from a death register maintained under the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
(5) The certificate from a registered midwife shall be in form D.