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Almost always include:
name of child
gender of child
race of child
date of birth
place of birth
names of parents
May also include:
maiden name of the mother
ages of parents at the time of the birth
birthplaces of parents
occupation of the parents
family residence address
child's order in the family
hospital or name of attending physician or midwife
exact time of birth
maiden name of the mother
physical description of the child
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http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
 howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm
or
http://www.family
search.org/sg/
The local town or county courthouse as found in:
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
or state or county resources such as:
http://resources.rootsweb
.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
or
http://familysearch.org/
Search/searchcatalog.asp
or
http://ancestry.com/search/
locality/main.htm
If more recent:
the State Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records as found in
http://www.vitalrec.com
or
http://www.vitalchek.com
If particularly early:
State or local libraries or societies and/or compiled records
for that locality as found in our Resource Guide.
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Information in birth records can help you:
find the names of the previous generation
find a maiden name for the mother
find parents' birthplaces
find parents' approximate years of birth
find church or hospital records for the birth
find a newspaper birth announcement
determine which children belong to which mother in the case of multiple marriages
find an address to seek in deeds or city directories, locate on maps, or narrow your search in an unindexed census
identify employer records to pursue
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