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What's Good
- 20.2 percent of Minneapolis 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 12 percent of cities in our survey.
- 23 percent of babies in Minnesota are born via Cesarean section. That rate is 14 percent less than average, and among the lowest in our survey.
- According to data from the CDC, maternal mortality in Minnesota is especially low.
- Minnesota has generous family leave and disability laws, making it more affordable for couples to have a baby.
- Minnesota allows greater dependent-related tax breaks than most.
- Babies here are 22 percent less likely than average to be born prematurely.
- Midwifery is more widely available than most cities, with 29 percent more midwives than average.
- Minneapolis has 41 licensed home day cares for every 1,000 children under 4 years, the 2nd highest in our survey.
- Minneapolis has plenty of high-risk pediatricians, 123 percent more than average and the 4th highest in our survey.
- Minnesota has particularly progressive laws guaranteeing a nursing mother the right to breastfeed in public.
- Relative to the number of live births per year, Minneapolis has 201 percent more doulas than average--that figure is the 3rd highest in our survey.
- The CDC reports very low infant mortality rates for Minnesota.
- There are 20 percent more fertility doctors per capita here than average--the 4th highest ratio in our survey.
- There are 95 percent more fertility clinics per capita here than average-- the 2nd highest in our survey.
Needs Improvement
- State laws do not require health insurance companies to provide or offer any fertility-related services.
- State laws require less-stringent day-care worker checks than most.
- There are just 5 licensed day care centers for every 1,000 children under 4 years. That's 24 percent less than average.
- Hospital costs here are among the highest in our survey.
- Expecting and new moms have few parks: Minneapolis has 64 percent fewer public parks than average, relative to population.
- The local climate can be extreme - not conducive to getting out and working off pregnancy weight gain.
- Minneapolis' violent crime rate is 48 percent higher than average, the 8th highest in our survey, in fact.
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