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Traditionally, anyone who is baptized is given a Christian name to both assign them a patron in heaven as well as represent that they have received a new life and put on the new man through baptism. In the case of a stillborn, it also allows the family to invoke the child by name as a heavenly intercessor, for, having been just baptized, the deceased infant would go straight to heaven. Usually, stillborns can only be baptized conditionally as they are presumed dead, however, even in this case, a name can be assigned either by the parents or the assisting doctor or nurse with the parents permission. If a stillborn is baptized in secret, the one who baptizes may assign a name, however, baptizing a child against the will of its parents is strongly advised against and if such is done, the parents should be informed.

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