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Charlie & Debbie

This North Carolina Superwoman Accomplished Two Incredible Feats ALL In 24 Hours

Author Charlie & Debbie

Let me get this out first:  all moms are superwomen.  There’s a reason why no man in the history of the world has given birth.  The Good Lord figured out early on that we can’t deal with all that.  Further, we lack the skills to multi-task as moms do.  This cannot be evidenced more that by Abby Bailiff.  In a span of 24 hours last week, the Thomasville, North Carolina superwoman gave birth and then received her doctorate from The University of North Carolia-Greensboro.

WHAT?  I’m just hoping that next year my son shows up to his undergraduate ceremony on time!  In 2020 Abby set about advancing her nursing career by going back to school to get her doctorate and become a nurse practitioner.  During her final semester, she became pregnant.  Now the stage was officially set for Abby Bailiff’s “Supermom” moment.

Think you had a busy week last week?  According to WNCT, Abby is quoted as saying, “I passed my boards on Monday, induced Tuesday, had baby Wednesday, graduated Thursday.”

Abby’s original due date was April 27, so she thought there wouldn’t be any issues.  Well, you know what happens when you let God know your plans.  All’s well that ends well.  Three hours after being discharged from the hospital, she was walking across the graduation stage.

Abby, her husband Ben, and new baby, Bodie are now settling in to a hopefully less hectic existence.

I felt pretty good last Wednesday when I went to the gym, blogged, and then did the radio show.  It was a full day.  I was exhausted.  I may have complained about the load.  I’ll be quiet from now on.

Sorry Moms North Carolina Is One Of The Worst Places To Have A Baby

Having a baby is expensive. And I’m not talking about the whole adding a member to your family (toys, clothes, a room, extra food) or supplies part of it. The actual giving birth part is crazy expensive. This means what should be a time full of joy and celebration can always bring a lot of stress upon new parents. The average conventional delivery in the U.S. costs over $3,000 with insurance, and without insurance, you could owe as much as $10,000. And that’s not a price tag most people can just shell out. But as with anything certain places are better than others and having a baby is no exception. And well, North Carolina is one of the worst places to have a baby, unfortunately.

And don’t think you’re going to go across the border to South Carolina to make it better. The Palmetto state is worse. This comes from a study by our friends at WalletHub. They took into consideration the costs, quality of health care services, and the environments in which to care for children. To determine the most ideal places in the U.S. to have a baby, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key measures of cost and healthcare accessibility, as well as baby- and family-friendliness. The data set ranges from hospital conventional-delivery charges to annual average infant-care costs to pediatricians per capita.

If you are pregnant or looking to be in the near future, and happen to have relatives in the northeast it might be time to pay them a visit. All of the top locations were in that area of the country. Keep reading to see where North Carolina ranked and the other worst and top places to have a baby. You can view the full WalletHub study here.

  • 51. Alabama

    Alabama

    Total Score: 24.89

    Cost: 50

    Health Care: 51

    Baby-Friendliness: 44

    Family-Friendliness: 43

  • 50. Mississippi

    Mississippi

    Total Score: 25.34

    Cost: 17

    Health Care: 49

    Baby-Friendliness: 50

    Family-Friendliness: 50

  • 49. South Carolina

    South Carolina Small towns summer

    Total Score: 26.31

    Cost: 46

    Health Care: 47

    Baby-Friendliness: 49

    Family-Friendliness: 47

  • 48. Louisiana

    Louisiana

    Total Score: 29.62

    Cost: 2

    Health Care: 48

    Baby-Friendliness: 46

    Family-Friendliness: 48

  • 47. Georgia

    Atlanta, GA

    Total Score: 32.08

    Cost: 28

    Health Care: 46

    Baby-Friendliness: 48

    Family-Friendliness: 41

  • 46. Arkansas

    Arkansas

    Total Score: 33.86

    Cost: 6

    Health Care: 50

    Baby-Friendliness: 28

    Family-Friendliness: 44

  • 45. West Virginia

    West Virginia

    Total Score: 34.77

    Cost: 16

    Health Care: 41

    Baby-Friendliness: 51

    Family-Friendliness: 45

  • 44. Oklahoma

    Oklahoma

    Total Score: 35.21

    Cost: 18

    Health Care: 44

    Baby-Friendliness: 32

    Family-Friendliness: 46

  • 43. Nevada

    Nevada

    Total Score: 36.73

    Cost: 32

    Health Care: 36

    Baby-Friendliness: 30

    Family-Friendliness: 42

  • 42. Florida

    Florida

    Total Score: 36.82

    Cost: 44

    Health Care: 37

    Baby-Friendliness: 29

    Family-Friendliness: 39

  • 41. North Carolina

    North Carolina

    Total Score: 37.21

    Cost: 48

    Health Care: 31

    Baby-Friendliness: 47

    Family-Friendliness: 37

  • 40. Tennessee

    Tennessee

    Total Score: 39.41

    Cost: 48

    Health Care: 31

    Baby-Friendliness: 47

    Family-Friendliness: 37

  • 39. Arizona

    Chandler AZ

    Total Score: 39.89

    Cost: 26

    Health Care: 39

    Baby-Friendliness: 18

    Family-Friendliness: 40

  • 38. Indiana

    Indiana

    Total Score: 40.41

    Cost: 19

    Health Care: 45

    Baby-Friendliness: 33

    Family-Friendliness: 33

  • 37. Texas

    Texas

    Total Score: 40.79

    Cost: 49

    Health Care: 30

    Baby-Friendliness: 39

    Family-Friendliness: 30

  • Best States To Have A Baby

    1. Massachusetts
    2. Vermont
    3. Rhode Island
    4. Minnesota
    5. New Hampshire
    6. Connecticut
    7. Washington
    8. District of Columbia
    9. Hawaii
    10. Utah

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.

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