However, the safest way is to get something which the baby can use or keep. Gift baskets and cloths such as PJs, towels, pillow, bedsheet and dress for the baby are just perfect newborn baby gifts with no mistakes. These are gifts that can be use time and again. Of these, baby blankets and rompers make one of the best cloth gifts for new born babies.
There are also a good number of designer dresses at fair prices and you could actually hit on one of those. Moreover, these are available in colours even depending on the gender of the babies.
Toys make a good newborn baby gifts too and are available in great number.
You could also think some in the line of gift baskets with assortment of baby items like milk bottle, baby soap, powder, oil, food, etc. Designer diapers will be of great help to the parents. Another interesting newborn baby gift is the perambulators which will definitely save the parents the trouble of carrying their baby they go out.
Not forgetting the parents, you could give them some books on parenthood or rearing of children, even on child psychology.
A beautiful necklace for the new born baby will really be appreciated. However, in these newborn baby gifts, do remember to add a hand written note; it only increases the value of the gift and the thought put in it.