New Baby News online birth announcements are a special gift from hospitals to families with newborns.

The announcement, located right on the hospital's web site, gives families a free and easy way to share first pictures and information about their new babies. All the family needs to do is ask their nurse to have the baby's picture taken and sign a release authorization.

An online announcement is automatically generated and available virtually immediately to family and friends worldwide. The announcement highlights not only your baby's birth information, but a variety of information about the day, such as the Dow Jones close, local and national weather, other interesting people born on that day in history and more.

Guests can visit the baby online and leave congratulatory remarks in the baby's baby book. You can receive a reminder before the announcement becomes inactive and print it all out for posterity.

It's a fun and safe way to introduce your new baby to the world. Only first names are included on the announcements to protect the privacy of the family.

You will also receive a password to a protected site when you can see all of the baby's hospital photos and decide if you want to order high quality prints.