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[quote=jsteele]https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/realestate/best-places-to-have-babies.html

WalletHub "weighed 31 metrics across three categories in each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., to determine the best and worst places in the United States to have a baby."

[quote]In the first category, medical costs, early child care, health care premiums, babysitting and other expenses were compared and ranked. Next, health care was examined using data on hospitals, medical professionals, fertility clinics, rates of Covid-19 testing, infant mortality, low-weight and preterm births, childhood vaccination and more. The last category was baby- and family-friendliness, which weighed birthrates, parental-leave policies, and the number of mother’s groups and child care centers per capita, among other data.[/quote]

Since "number of mother’s groups" was among the facts, DCUM may have contributed to DC's ranking.   :D

DC has among the highest infant-care costs but nevertheless was able to achieve its high ranking.
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