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to close gaps in maternal and mental health care

2026 State Report Cards

Providing a comprehensive view into the state of maternal mental health in America.

In 2026, the overall U.S. grade improved slightly from a C- to C.  As in prior years, no states received As.

The 2026 Maternal Mental Health state report cards include 27 measures across 4 domains:

  1. Screening & Detection
  2. Providers & Treatment
  3. Policy & Payment
  4. Parental Support (New!)

See how your state ranks in this year’s Report Card.

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These report cards were made possible through an investment by the Perigee Fund

2026 Maternal Mental Health State Report Card

The US is failing to adequately support Maternal Mental Health:

  • National Grade of C

  • The U.S. earned an F in the new “Parental Support ” Domain

  • No states earned As

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Screening & Detection

  • Medicaid requires MCOs to report “prenatal depression screening” HEDIS measure

  • Medicaid requires MCOs to report “postpartum depression screening” HEDIS measure

  • Top performer on the “prenatal depression screening” HEDIS measure (among commercial insurance and/or Medicaid)

  • Top performer on the “postpartum depression screening” HEDIS measure (among commercial insurance and/or Medicaid)

Providers & Treatment

  • Meets ratio of MMH therapists and other non-prescribers (5 per 1,000 births)

  • Meets ratio of MMH psychiatric provider prescribers (3 per 5,000 births)

  • Has a perinatal psychiatry consultation program for OBs

  • Has at least one inpatient or residential MMH treatment program

  • Has at least one MMH intensive outpatient program (IOP) or partial hospitalization program (PHP)

  • Meets ratio of community-based organizations (CBOs) providing direct service for MMH (at least 1 per 50,000 births)

Policy & Payment

  • State Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) has prioritized MMH

  • Has or has had a state-sanctioned MMH Task Force or Commission

  • Requires Medicaid/commercial health plans to develop an MMH quality management program

  • Expanded Medicaid (is an ACA Medicaid expansion state)

  • Extended Medicaid coverage to one year postpartum

  • Provides enhanced Medicaid reimbursement or state investment in group prenatal care

  • Medicaid provides reimbursement for group parenting programs (without requiring the child have a diagnosis)

  • Maternity provider prenatal MMH screening claim submission rate meets threshold (private insurance)

  • Maternity provider postpartum MMH screening claim submission rate meets threshold (private insurance)

  • Provider prenatal MMH treatment claim submission rate is at least 10% (private insurance)

  • Provider postpartum MMH treatment claim submission rate is at least 10% (private insurance)

Parental Support

  • Public paid parental leave is available

    0 points

  • Public paid parental leave is at least 12 weeks

    0 points

  • Pay during leave is 100% for the lowest income families

    0.5 points

  • Childcare availability

    0 points

  • Childcare affordability

    0 points

  • Eligibility for childcare subsidies is >=85% state median income

    0 points

Suggested Citation:

The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. (2026, May). Maternal Mental Health State Report Card (2026). https://www.policycentermmh.org/state-report-cards