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What's Good
- Denver has 135 miles of stroller-friendly trails and public pathways, according to our survey of parks departments. In a per capita comparison, that's 127 percent more than the average city in our survey (4th highest overall relative to population).
- State laws require stringent background checks for day-care workers.
- Expecting and new moms have plenty of parks: Denver has 121 percent more public parks than average, relative to population.
- There are 10 licensed day care centers for every 1,000 children under 4 years. That's 52 percent more than average.
- There's 150 percent more public park space than average here, relative to population.
- 22 percent of babies in Colorado are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 18 percent less than average, and among the lowest in our survey.
- Denver has lots of NICU beds, 122 percent more than average, 4th highest in our survey.
- 12.5 percent of births statewide are attended by midwives. That's 66 percent more than average.
- Denver has plenty of high-risk pediatricians, 116 percent more than average and the 5th highest in our survey.
- Air quality here is better here than most cities in our survey. Air quality has been linked to childhood asthma and fertility rates, among other health effects.
- Midwifery is more widely available than most cities, with 45 percent more midwives than average.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, Denver has 6 percent more doulas than average--that figure is the 9th highest in our survey.
- 84 percent of Denver mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 10th highest percentage of any city in our report. Moms here are 13 percent more likely than average to try breastfeeding.
Needs Improvement
- According to the Urban Mobility Report from Texas A&M University, Denver has one of the worst commutes of any city in our survey. It takes 40 percent longer to drive the same route during rush hour than in free-flowing traffic. That puts a lot more pressure on parents rushing to day care at the end of the day.
- 7 percent of pregnant women here receive late or inadequate prenatal care. That's the 8th worst score in our survey.
- Pedestrians have a 53 percent higher than average risk of being killed by a motor vehicle--among the most dangerous in our survey.
