Health rankings released by the UnitedHealth Foundation give Iowa an overall rank of 8th when it comes to the health care provided to women, infants and children. The lowest individual ranking put Iowa at 22nd in the country for infant health. The Chief Medical Officer for UnitedHealthcare, Ana Fuentevilla, says the lower ranking for infant care was due in part ot where the kids are born.

Iowa’s health care for women ranked 7th, and one of the negatives cited is a high prevalence of excessive drinking in women, especially women who are pregnant.
Fuentevilla says it’s an issue the state should focus on.

She says Iowa has a lot of positives, including a low number of unintended pregnancies (#4 in the nation), low neonatal mortality rates (#2 in the nation), and a high rate of high school graduation (#1 in the nation).
Massachusetts was at the top of the overall rankings, while Mississippi ranked at the bottom