Kids & Family
Rhode Island Named 5th-Best State To Have A Baby: WalletHub
The personal finance website weighed several factors, including infant mortality rate, parental leave policies and more.
Rhode Island was named the fifth-best state in the country to have a baby by the personal finance website WalletHub. The ranking was calculated based on 32 factors, including paid leave policy, infant mortality rates and more.
Massachusetts was at the top of the list, followed by Minnesota and Vermont. Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, were at the bottom.
Rhode Island fared best in the parental leave policy category, ranking fourth in the country. Here's a look at how the state ranked in several other categories.
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- Overall: 5
- Hospital Cesarean-Delivery Charges: 22
- Hospital Conventional-Delivery Charges: 30
- Infant Mortality Rate: 11
- Rate of Low Birth-Weight: 20
- Midwives & OB-GYNs per Capita: 13
- Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita: 9
- Parental-Leave Policy Score: 4
Source: WalletHub
The top 10 states for having a baby are listed below.
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Vermont
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- New Hampshire
- Washington, D.C.
- Maine
- Washington
- Connecticut
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