Best Cities to Have a Baby

Posted by Brenda Lane Feb 5, 2007

1. Boston - Rated number one for its unsurpassed health care, number of pediatricians and the lowest infant and maternal mortality rates in the country.

2. San Francisco - Made the top five list because of the excellent air quality, high breastfeeding rates, amount of fertility specialists and low rate of preterm births.

3. Minneapolis - Made the top cities list due in part to the best daycare options, number of fertility clinics and birthing centers. It also rated higher due to the availability of doulas and midwives.

4. Portland - As many as 89% of mothers in Portland nurse their babies which helped to put this city in the top five. Midwives and doulas are also a popular choice.

5. Omaha - daycare options, affordable housing and low maternal mortality make this a best city as well as the Baby Friendly Hospital designation for Methodist Hospital (one of only 50 in the country.)

For a complete report see this article in Fit Pregnancy.

Is your hometown a good place to have a baby? Why or why not? Tell us about it on the forum.

Brenda