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What's Good
- There's 37 percent more public park space than average here, relative to population.
- Pedestrians have a 53 percent lower than average risk of being killed by a motor vehicle--among the safest in our survey.
- Compared to the number of babies born, Columbus has 117 percent more lactation consultants than average. That's the 7th highest ratio in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- The CDC reports very high infant mortality rates for Ohio.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, Columbus has 58 percent fewer doulas than average--that figure is the 9th lowest 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 Columbus mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 7th lowest percentage of any city in our report. Moms here are 11 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.
- Columbus has a 34 percent higher property crime rate than average, the 4th highest in our survey.
- Relative to population, Columbus has fewer specialty retailers of healthy/organic foods and vitamins than most places in our survey.
- Women in Columbus are 91 percent more likely than average to smoke during pregnancy. That's the 3rd highest rate in our survey. Nationwide, about 1 out of every 12 pregnant women smokes.
