Cat's can be prefectly fine with kids. The truth is you don't know how any pet will react to the introduction of a baby into the house, but there are steps you can take to eliminate dangers and keep everyone happy.

Making the cat an indoor / outdoor cat should be a serious consideration - they get to burn off extra energy outside and can escape any unwanted attention.

With newborns, the biggest danager a cat poses is when baby is sleeping. NEVER leave pets and baby's alone together unsupervised. Cats like to curl up and sleep on or around baby's faces. Our cats are banned from the baby's designated sleep area (ie, our bedroom for the first 5-6months after birth, and a couple of months before birth, so they get used to it). If you put bubs down to sleep somewhere, then just ensure the cats are not in the same room and that they cannot get into that room while you are not there.

As baby gets bigger and is able to start grabbing at things, then the biggest concern is in regards to bubs pulling fur and the cat retailiating by scratching. The only thing you can do to minimise this is supervise.

Generally cats avoid confrontation. And if you are aware of the dangers that do exist then you can avoid them.