Site ranks NM as one of worst states to have a baby

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico ranks 43rd among 50 states and the District of Columbia in the “2017 Best and Worst States to Have a Baby.”

The just released report is from WalletHub, the personal finance website that has already ranked Albuquerque and New Mexico in a number of studies as among the worst in the nation for its economy, jobs, education system, school safety, DWI, crime rate, quality of life for police officers, and places in which to raise a child.

WalletHub analyzed data across 20 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.

The best state in which to have a baby is Vermont, while the worst is Mississippi, the report says.

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https://www.abqjournal.com/1050870/site-ranks-nm-as-one-of-worst-states-to-have-a-baby.html

[Deb]

1. I'm always amazed by differences in priorities

of women and children's health. It never occurred to me that costs would be of greater value than health.