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What's Good
- California has among the most generous family-leave and disability laws in our survey.
- California has particularly progressive laws guaranteeing a nursing mother the right to breastfeed in public.
- California stands out in a measure of legislation related to cord blood education, research and related issues.
- California devotes more money relative to population than most states to child car-seat-check stations.
- 86 percent of Fresno mothers attempt breastfeeding. That's the 2nd highest percentage of any city in our report. Moms here are 16 percent more likely than average to try breastfeeding.
- California allows greater dependent-related tax breaks than most.
- The CDC reports very low infant mortality rates for California.
- 2 percent of pregnant women here receive late or inadequate prenatal care. That's the 4th best score in our survey.
- By six months of age, 49 percent of Fresno babies are still being breastfed. That's the 4th highest percentage of any city in our report.
- Fresno babies are 18 percent less likely than average to be born with low birth weight.
- Fresno has more OB-GYNs than average, the 7th highest in our survey.
- According to the Urban Mobility Report from Texas A&M University, Fresno has one of the best commutes of any city in our survey. It takes only 14 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.
- Once Fresno mothers begin breastfeeding, they are 10 percent more likely than average to continue through 6 months. That's the 7th highest level of follow-through of any city in our report.
- The local climate is especially mild - perfect for getting out and working off pregnancy weight gain.
- Pedestrians have a 44 percent lower than average risk of being killed by a motor vehicle--among the safest in our survey.
- 18.1 percent of Fresno mothers breastfeed their babies exclusively (meaning no solids, formula or other liquids) for 6 months or longer as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. That's among the top 20 percent of cities in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- Midwifery is less widely available than most cities, with 74 percent fewer midwives than average.
- Expecting and new moms have few parks: Fresno has 60 percent fewer public parks than average, relative to population.
- Fresno has relatively few NICU beds, 57 percent less than average, 7th lowest in our survey.
- Compared to the number of babies born, Fresno has 65 percent fewer lactation consultants than average. That's the 6th lowest ratio in our survey.
- Fresno has a limited number of high-risk pediatricians, 84 percent less than average and the 5th lowest in our survey.
- There's 82 percent less public park space than average here, relative to population.
- Fresno has 9 miles of stroller-friendly trails and public pathways, according to our survey of parks departments. In a per capita comparison, that's 81 percent less than the average city in our survey (6th lowest overall relative to population).
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User Comments: Fresno is becoming more stroller friendly, as of June 4th Fresno and Clovis will now... (View Full Comments) -- Jessica I find some of the statistics regarding breastfeding to be incorrect. Fresno has a low... (View Full Comments) -- luli |
