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Answer:
Traditionally, when a baby girl is born, the father notifies the
synagogue officials of her arrival and of his plans to have her named
at a service. Though the baby is not brought to the service, the child
is named in the synagogue during the reading of the Torah on the
Shabbat, Monday, or Thursday immediately following her birth.
Sometimes the date is postponed so that the mother may be present.
Typically, the father is also honored with an aliyah.
The Conservative movement has no rule on whether or not the 8th day is
a necessary day to hold the ceremony on for girls. The Conservative
movement does encourage parents to hold a Simchat Bat for baby girls,
and to view it as having the same importance as a Brit Milah for boys
(see Moreh Derekh: The Rabbinical Assembly Rabbi's Manual"). More info
is available from: "Jewish baby law"
([5]http://www.uscj.org/scripts/uscj/paper/Article.asp?ArticleID=271)
However, just because there is nothing "official" doesn't mean you
can't use an established welcoming ceremony or create your own at any
time. Baby girls are just as welcome in Jewish tradition as boys are,
and there are marvellous ways, in every denomination, of showing them
they are equally loved.
Note: The Reform movement has a number of ceremonies written and
available through the Reform rabbinate; UAHC publishes Bat Brit
certificates.
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