1 in 5 newborns Online within 10 minutes of birth
By Danell Swim
February 27, 2008
Gone are the days of relying on newspaper announcements and word of mouth to spread the word about your new arrival - one in five parents send a picture of their newborn baby to friends and family within 10 minutes of the birth, with almost half (48%) of parents taking snaps of their bundle of joy within the hour.
Orange UK research, conducted among 1,000 new and expectant parents, highlights how pregnancy and birth announcements have evolved in the past 20 years, with many new parents capturing the first moments of the new born on their camera phones and even creating social networking sites for their treasured offspring before they are born.
Over one in five parents (21%) have created a dedicated or social networking profile for their baby - that’s over 57,000 babies with their own Facebook, MySpace or Bebo page.
According to the research, it’s not just newborns being ’snapped’. One in seven (14%) parents have sent pictures of their unborn baby’s ultrasound scan via their mobile or email - which means over 100,000 babies every year are seen by friends and family before they’re even born.
However, tradition remains strong when it comes to the first people to call - 85% of people speak to the parents and parents-in-law before anyone else.
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