Connecticut is the 11th Best State to Have a Baby In: Study

With September being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival in the U.S. and Americans paying the most expensive birthing costs in the world, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best and Worst States to Have a Baby.

To help expectant parents gauge their baby-planning costs, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 21 key metrics.

“Our data set includes such metrics as delivery costs, average annual infant-care costs, the per-capita number of midwives and OB-GYNs, and the per-capita number of child care centers,” WalletHub officials said in a prepared statement.

The report found that it costs on average $10,000 to have a child delivered at a U.S. hospital and an additional $5,238 for a C-section.

The top 5 best states to have a baby in are: 1. Vermont, 2. North Dakota, 3. Oregon, 4. Hawaii, and 5. Minnesota.

The 5 worst states to have a baby in are: 1. Mississippi, 2. Pennsylvania, 3. West Virginia, 4. South Carolina, and 5. Nevara.

Having a Baby in Connecticut (1=Best; 25=Avg.)

• 7th – Infant Death Rate
• 21st – Rate of Low Birth-Weight
• 13th – Number of Midwives & OB-GYNs per Capita
• 4th – Number of Pediatricians per Capita
• 10th – Number of Child Care Centers per Capita
• 2nd – ‘Parental Leave Policy’ Score
• 7th – Rate of Preterm Births
• 3rd – Percentage of Nationally Accredited Child Care Centers

For the full report, visit here.

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