2020’s Best & Worst U.S. States to Have a Baby

As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, making birthing more stressful than it would be otherwise, and the average conventional delivery costing over ten thousand dollars, WalletHub has compiled a list of 2020's Best and Worst U.S. states to Have a Baby.

WalletHub looked at the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and used 32 factors of cost, health care accessibility, and "baby-friendliness" to compile a set of data that ranges from hospital conventional-delivery charges, annual average infant-care costs, and pediatricians per capita.

The list places Massachusetts in position 1, Minnesota in position 2, and Vermont in position 3. Then, on the bottom of the list, Alabama finds itself in position 51, South Carolina at 50, and Mississippi at 49.

Texas finds itself down at position 41 on the list. Below is some additional information on how Texas scored for being a place to have a baby.

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

29^th – Hospital Cesarean-Delivery Charges
28^th – Hospital Conventional-Delivery Charges
28^th – Avg. Annual Cost of Early Child Care
17^th – Infant Mortality Rate
30^th – Rate of Low Birth-Weight
31^st – Midwives & OB-GYNs per Capita
31^st – Pediatricians & Family Doctors per Capita
31^st – Child-Care Centers per Capita
27^th – Parental-Leave Policy Score
25^th – WalletHub “States with the Best Health Infrastructure for Coronavirus” Score