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What's Good
- Relative to population, Cleveland has more specialty retailers of healthy/organic foods and vitamins than most places in our survey.
- Pedestrians have a 81 percent lower than average risk of being killed by a motor vehicle--among the safest in our survey.
- According to the Urban Mobility Report from Texas A&M University, Cleveland has one of the best commutes of any city in our survey. It takes only 9 percent longer to drive the same route during rush hour than in free-flowing traffic. That takes a lot of pressure off parents rushing to day care at the end of the day.
- Cleveland has more OB-GYNs than average, the 6th highest in our survey.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, Cleveland has 14 percent more doulas than average--that figure is the 10th highest in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- Hospital costs here are among the highest in our survey.
- The CDC reports very high infant mortality rates for Ohio.
- Compared to the number of babies born, Cleveland has 69 percent fewer lactation consultants than average. That's the 10th lowest ratio in our survey.
- There are just 5 licensed day care centers for every 1,000 children under 4 years. That's 24 percent less than average.
- 66 percent of Cleveland mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 6th lowest percentage of any city in our report. Moms here are 12 percent less likely than average to try breastfeeding.
- The local climate can be extreme - not conducive to getting out and working off pregnancy weight gain.
- Cleveland babies are 31 percent more likely than average to be born with low birth weight.
- There's 78 percent less public park space than average here, relative to population.
- Women in Cleveland are 111 percent more likely than average to smoke during pregnancy. That's the 2nd highest rate in our survey. Nationwide, about 1 out of every 12 pregnant women smokes.
- Babies here are 24 percent more likely than average to be born prematurely.
