Parents and parents to be: Now there's another reason to love the city of Portland. According to Fit Pregnancy Magazine, our city rates #1 for having a baby.
What does that mean, exactly? The mag rated cities based on the following criteria:
- Affordability
- Birth risk and health factors
- Breastfeeding (laws about public breast feeding, for example)
- Birthing options
- Stroller friendliness
- Fertility laws
- Hospitals and doctors
- Safety
- Childcare
Just behind Portland are Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle and Denver. Read the full article in Fit Pregnancy Magazine.