With August being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival and Americans paying the highest birthing costs in the world, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby, and the Buckeye state sits near the middle of the pack.
Ohio came in at number 28 overall in the study, which took into account 30 key measures of cost, health care accessibility and baby-friendliness. The data set ranges from hospital conventional-delivery charges to annual average infant-care costs to pediatricians per capita.
Though Ohio did finish near the middle in many key catagories including healthcare (28th), Baby Friendliness (33rd) and Family Friendliness (27th), it did manage to fall into the fourth best spot for cost to have a child.
So, who finished at the top of the list?
Best States to Have a Baby
1
Vermont
2
Massachusetts
3
North Dakota
4
Rhode Island
5
Minnesota
6
New Hampshire
7
Washington
8
Colorado
9
Connecticut
10
Utah
To see the full study, click here.
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