Report finds that Mass. is the most expensive state to have a baby in
WUHAN, CHINA - JULY 27: (CHINA OUT) The one month old quadruplets sleep prior to leaving the Tongji Hospital with their mother, Deng Qin, and father, Deng Weijun, to go back home on July 27, 2007 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The quadruplets; three girls and one boy, were delivered by Caesarean section to the 23 year old farmer, Deng Qin, on June 28 after 33 weeks pregnancy. The babies respectively weighed 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs), 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs), 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) and 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) at birth. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
Pregnancy pillow provider Body Nest did a study and it should be no surprise to ANYONE that it’s pretty expensive to raise children here in MA. They evaluated everything from birthing cost, to daycare to everyday necessities including food and determined Massachusetts is the most expensive state in which to have a baby, with the total cost coming to $34,689. That’s much more than the least expensive which is Alabama which is $20,000 less.
As far as which cities are the most expensive to raise children, we have those answers too!
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