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Oh, Baby! Boston's number one

Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Elizabeth Cooney January 26, 2007 10:03 PM

Think choosing a name for the new baby is hard enough?

At least Boston parents-to-be can relax about the city their baby will be born in.

According to Fit Pregnancy magazine, Boston comes in first in the nation for having a baby because of its high-ranked hospitals, insurance-covered fertility services and wealth of pediatricians, among other categories.

That may be no surprise in this medical hub, but how many people think about "stroller friendliness"?

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Elizabeth Cooney covers health for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. She previously reported on business and was an editor at the paper. Earlier in her career, she edited medical books and journals at Little, Brown, and worked for Boston magazine.