This bill, known as the Perinatal Workforce Act, seeks to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce across the United States. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance to States within two years, educating providers and insurers on the value of respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary models. This guidance will encourage the recruitment and retention of maternity care providers, mental and behavioral health professionals, and registered dietitians from racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse backgrounds, especially those trained in implicit bias and racism. The guidance also promotes incorporating specific roles into maternity care teams, including midwives meeting international standards, perinatal health workers, physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and lactation consultants. Furthermore, HHS is mandated to conduct a study on best practices in respectful and culturally and linguistically congruent maternity care, submitting a report to Congress within two years. This report will include examples of successful models, progress in reducing disparities, and recommendations for best practices. The bill establishes a new grant program under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce. These grants will fund the establishment or expansion of accredited schools and programs for physician assistants specializing in maternal and perinatal health, perinatal health workers, and midwives. Priority will be given to programs demonstrating a commitment to recruiting and retaining diverse students and faculty, particularly from racial and ethnic minority groups, and those planning to practice in health professional shortage areas or areas with significant maternal health disparities. Grant recipients must also include bias, racism, or discrimination training in their standard curriculum. Another grant program is created under Title VIII to grow and diversify the perinatal nursing workforce by providing scholarships to students pursuing careers as nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, or clinical nurse specialists with a focus on maternal and perinatal health. Similar to the other grants, these prioritize schools with strategies for recruiting diverse students, partnering with practice settings in shortage areas, and incorporating bias and racism training. Both grant programs authorize $15,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Finally, the bill requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress every five years, starting two years after enactment, on barriers to maternal health education and access to care. This report will assess obstacles to entering and completing accredited education programs for midwives and other maternity care professionals, particularly for low-income women and women from racial and ethnic minority groups. It will also examine disparities in access to care and provide recommendations to promote greater equity in access and compensation for perinatal health workers.