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What's Good
- State laws require health insurance companies to provide or offer at least some coverage for fertility-related services.
- Fort Worth lacks access to fertility clinics that offer advanced reproductive technology, as reported to the CDC.
- Housing in Fort Worth is more affordable than most places: When comparing household incomes to home values, a key measure of affordability, Fort Worth has the 10th highest ratio in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- Fort Worth has a limited number of high-risk pediatricians, 60 percent less than average and the 11th lowest in our survey.
- 7 percent of pregnant women here receive late or inadequate prenatal care. That's the 10th worst score in our survey.
- 30 percent of babies in Texas are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 12 percent more than average, and among the highest in our survey.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, Fort Worth has 67 percent fewer doulas than average--that figure is the 8th lowest in our survey.
- Midwifery is less widely available than most cities, with 74 percent fewer midwives than average.
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User Comments: I think that this survey was obviously geared toward metropolitan areas. It seems as though... (View Full Comments) -- Anonymous Fort Worth is NOT one of the worst places to have a baby. There are... (View Full Comments) -- Jess |
