Have a baby in Denver!!!

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Good news from www.9news.com for Denver!!   I totally agree - the Denver Metro area is a great place to have and raise kids!

DENVER – The stork likes Denver. Fit Pregnancy Magazine has rated the city one of the best in the country, for moms having babies.  On 9NEWS 5 a.m. we talked to Peg Moline, Editor in Chief for the magazine.

Denver was in the top five, according to Moline and only beaten by San Francisco, Minneapolis, Portland and Seattle.

The magazine examined 50 areas of criteria including fertility services, maternal and infant health risk, access to hospital, birthing options and an overall quality of life for families, Moline said.

Among some of Denver’s standouts were the birthing options and the quality of hospitals the article said.

“Women are really are looking for a variety of options when choosing to have their baby. Number five is a great place to be,” said Moline. “We found that birthing and maternal rates and smoking were all really low.”

Denver has one of the worst commutes, however and families are looking for quality time with their children. The survey also found that residents want Denver to have better family leave policies and more tax breaks.

Minneapolis also did well for their birthing options and the West coast stood out in the survey for their access to parks, recreation and quality of life.

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