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on the best states in which to have a baby. Indeed, the Lone Star State ranked as the 37th best for soon-to-be mothers in the new analysis by finance site WalletHub.
Texas ranks below average across eight metrics, even coming in second to last on childcare centers per capita. Texas also ranked below average in its number of pediatricians and family medicine physicians per capita, coming in at No. 27. What's more, it scored poorly on metrics such as the number of children with low-birth weight and the number of OB GYNs per capita., which highlighted the state's many so-called maternal care"deserts," or counties in which standard maternal care is unavailable or difficult to access.
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