Vol. I · No. 1Erie, PennsylvaniaEst. 2026Opening soon on Etsy

Personalized newspapers for new arrivals

The Newsborn Press

Every baby makes the front page.

Your baby's own newspaper, written and set for the day they arrived. Their name in the nameplate, their photo under the banner, and the real weather, prices and No. 1 song from the day they were born.

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The Birth Edition

A real front page for the biggest news of the year

Sample Birth Edition, The Hazel Gazette: nameplate, a SHE'S HERE banner headline, an illustrated swaddled baby, the lead story, vital statistics, weather, markets, prices, the Hot 100, sports and a letter from Mom
Sample: The Hazel Gazette. The family is fictional; the Oct. 1, 2026 facts are real. Your photo goes where the drawing is.

This isn't a template you fill in yourself. You answer a few questions and send your favorite photo, and we write and lay out the paper for you.

NameplateYou name the paper
Banner and photo"She's Here," with your favorite picture
Lead storyWritten from your arrival story
Vital statisticsTime, weight, length, first visitor
Family mastheadGrandpa as Editor in Chief, the cat as Staff Mascot
The day itselfWeather, markets, prices, the Hot 100, sports
The world they were born intoWho was in charge and what happened, kept neutral
A letterFrom you, written that day
What you get

Ready to frame, print or text

11×17Broadsheet to print and frame
8½×11Letter edition for home printers
GreyClassic newsprint versions of both
5Phone cards for the family group text

Nobody prints anything the first week home, but everybody texts. Swipe through the five cards the way the family will see them.

Phone card 1: the front page with the banner and photo Phone card 2: the lead story and vital statistics Phone card 3: weather, markets and prices Phone card 4: the world she was born into, the Hot 100 and sports Phone card 5: around town, a letter from Mom and the masthead
How it works

Four steps, about a week

1

Order

Add your baby's name, birth date and email.

2

Tell us the story

A 10-minute questionnaire and your favorite photo.

3

We write and set it

Every fact researched for the day and town they arrived.

4

Download and print

A proof in 3 to 5 business days, with one round of edits included.

Your style

Pick a nameplate and an ink

Three nameplate styles for The Hazel Gazette: Traditional blackletter, Classic Didone and Letterpress small caps

Traditional is the blackletter of an old city daily. Classic is a crisp Didone. Letterpress looks hand-set in a small-town shop.

Stork Blue Blush Gold

Gold is saved for milestone editions, like a first birthday.

About the press

Started at a kitchen table in Erie

Newsborn Press started at a kitchen table in Erie, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2026. A new dad made his daughter a newspaper for the day she was born, with the weather off the lake, the price of gas, the song on the radio and a letter from her parents. The family kept asking for copies.

So now we make them for other families. Every Birth Edition is written for one baby and checked by hand.

Steve Richards, Founder & Pressman

Thanks for letting us cover your big news.

Written by a personEvery word checked by hand
Real facts onlyResearched for the exact day and town
Neutral newsFamilies of every stripe, no opinions
Your photos stay yoursDeleted 30 days after delivery

We use AI tools to help research the day's facts and draft copy. A person reads and checks every word before it reaches you.

Opening soon

The shop opens on Etsy soon

Expecting, or know someone who is? Write to us and we'll let you know the day the press starts running.