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What's Good
- 8.6 percent of births statewide are attended by midwives. That's 14 percent more than average.
- Charlotte has a 25 percent lower property crime rate than average, the 9th lowest in our survey.
- There are 8 licensed day care centers for every 1,000 children under 4 years. That's 24 percent more than average.
- Compared to the number of babies born, Charlotte has 77 percent more lactation consultants than average. That's the 3rd highest ratio in our survey.
- Hospital costs here are among the lowest in our survey.
- There's 100 percent more public park space than average here, relative to population.
Needs Improvement
- State laws do not require health insurance companies to provide or offer any fertility-related services.
- Charlotte lacks access to fertility clinics that offer advanced reproductive technology, as reported to the CDC.
- North Carolina has no provisions for dependent related tax breaks.
- State laws require less-stringent day-care worker checks than most.
- Charlotte has fewer OB-GYNs than average, the 11th lowest in our survey.
- Once Charlotte mothers begin breastfeeding, they are 11 percent less likely than average to continue through 6 months. That's the 8th lowest level of follow-through of any city in our report.
- The CDC reports very high infant mortality rates for North Carolina.
- North Carolina has among the least generous family-leave and disability laws in our survey.
- According to data from the CDC, maternal mortality in North Carolina is especially high.
- North Carolina lacks progressive laws guaranteeing a nursing mother the right to breastfeed in public.
- Just 72 percent of Charlotte mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 18th lowest percentage of any city in our report.
- Charlotte has only 9 licensed home day cares for every 1,000 children under 4 years, the 18th lowest in our survey.
- North Carolina devotes less money relative to population than most states to child car-seat-check stations.
- Charlotte babies are 5 percent more likely than average to be born with low birth weight.
- Charlotte has 53 percent fewer miles of stroller-friendly public pathways and trails than average for cities in our survey.
- By six months of age, 65 percent of Charlotte babies aren't being breastfed at all. That's the 13th highest percentage of any city in our report.
- Charlotte has a 25 percent higher property crime rate than average, the 8th highest in our survey.
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