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Iowa Named Seventh Best State To Have A Baby In

By Mandy Billings Aug 7, 2023 | 8:25 AM

(Undated)  —  Iowa is one of the best states to have a baby in.  That’s according to the latest study by WalletHub, which ranks Iowa seventh overall and behind only Minnesota and North Dakota in the Midwest.  WalletHub says Iowa ranks in the top ten in several individual categories like infant mortality rate, rate of low birth weight, and child care centers per capita.  WalletHub says the best state to have a baby in is Massachusetts and the worst is Mississippi.

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