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Submit your Baby's Birth Announcement


Congratulations on the birth of your little bundle of joy. We hope you enjoy this special time together!

 

You can use this form to submit your birth announcement on Essential Baby. Then, attach a photo to a separate email and send to birthannouncements@essentialbaby.com.au. Please ensure you put the name of your baby in the subject field of your email. The total size of your attached photo should not be more than 1mb.

 

Some of the key fields below are mandatory for verification and security purposes and all information will be treated in accordance with the Fairfax privacy policy.

 

Thank you and we wish you the best of luck.

 

Birth Announcements Form

Please complete the form below and click on the submit button

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  2. Then, attach a photo to a separate email and send to birthannouncements@essentialbaby.com.au. Please ensure you put the name of your baby in the subject field of your email. The total size of your attached photo should not be more than 2mb.

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