Study: Louisiana named sixth least expensive US state to give birth

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A new study revealed that Louisiana is among the least expensive states to give birth in.

Birth Injury Lawyers Group , personal injury attorneys, looked at data from the Health Care Cost Insitute to see the average cost of different delivery types and to find the average overall delivery cost, according to a news release.

“Whilst bringing a new life into the world is exciting for parents, it is also a shame that, for many, birth also brings a huge economic burden,” said Bob Goldwater from Birth Injury Lawyers Group.

Louisiana was named the sixth least expensive state to give birth in. According to the study, the average cost of delivery in the state is $9,883.

Mississippi was named the least expensive state to give birth in with an average cost of delivery of $7,639, while California was the most expensive state to give birth in with an average cost of $19,230, according to the study.

Check out the top 10 least expensive states to give birth in, according to the study:

1. Mississippi
2. Arkansas
3. Oklahoma
4. Missouri
5. Kansas
6. Louisiana
7. Kentucky
8. Iowa
9. Texas
10. Arizona

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