New Report Calls Florida the Third Worst State to Have a Baby inFlorida scored poorly in the number of low-weight births and pediatricians per capita, among other criteria. FLORIDA, USA (352today.com) – Miami-based personal finance website Wallethub has released a new study that finds Florida is the third worst state in America in which to have a baby. The study compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across metrics related to cost, health care accessibility and “baby-friendliness.” The data set included factors such as conventional charges for giving birth in a hospital, average annual infant-care costs and the number of pediatricians in the state, among many others. Which states scored worse than ours?