Having a Baby? Connecticut’s a Great Place, Data Shows
4 Sep 2019
If having a baby is on your agenda, Connecticut is among the best places to be. The state ranks in the top ten, as do four other New England states.
The financial website WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 30 key measures of cost, health care accessibility, as well as baby- and family-friendliness. The data included in the analysis ranges from hospital conventional-delivery charges to annual average infant-care costs to pediatricians per capita.
The top ten: Vermont, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut and Utah.
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