MN Is 3rd Best State To Have A Baby In: Study

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is a top state for women to give birth in, according to a study published Monday.

Nationwide, the average conventional birth costs more than $2,600 for mothers with insurance and nearly $15,000 for mothers without insurance, according to the report from WalletHub.

The study used 31 key measures of cost, healthcare accessibility, and baby-friendliness.

Factors included conventional delivery charges at hospitals to average annual infant-care costs to the number of pediatricians per capita.

Minnesota came out as No. 3 in the nation after the rankings were calculated:

Having a Baby in Minnesota

• Overall Rank: 3rd
• 25th – Hospital Cesarean-Delivery Charges
• 20th – Hospital Conventional-Delivery Charges
• 26th – Avg. Annual Cost of Early Child Care
• 10th – Infant Mortality Rate
• 9th – Rate of low birth weight
• 10th – Midwives & OB-GYNs per Capita
• 8th – Pediatricians & Family Medicine Physicians per Capita
• 16th – Parental-Leave Policy Score

The top five states for giving birth, according to the study, are:

1. Massachusetts
2. North Dakota
3. Minnesota
4. Rhode Island
5. New Hampshire

The bottom five are:

1. Georgia
2. New Mexico
3. South Carolina
4. Alabama
5. Mississippi

Check out the entire study here.