ATLANTA (CBS46) - Website WalletHub recently released a list of the 10 worst states to have a baby and the news isn't good for Georgia.
The state ranked as the fifth-worst state to have a baby in the nation, based on 3 factors: delivery budget rank, health care rank and baby friendliness rank. Here is an even further break down of each category:
Delivery Budget:
- Hospital Cesarean-Delivery Charges
- Hospital Conventional-Delivery Charges
- Average Annual Infant-Care Costs
- Cost of Living
- Average Health Insurance Premiums
Health Care:
- Infant-Mortality Rate
- Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 100,000 live births)
- Rate of Low Birth-Weight
- Rate of Preterm Births
- Number of Midwives & Obstetrician-Gynecologists per Capita
- Number of Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
- ‘Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition & Care’ (mPINC) Score
- Number of Fertility Clinics per Capita
Baby-Friendliness:
- ‘Parental Leave Policy’ Score
- Number of Mom Groups per Capita
- Number of Child Care Centers per Capita
- Percentage of Nationally Accredited Child-Care Centers
With these factors in mind, check out the 10 worst states to have a baby.
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