The Perinatal Workforce Act aims to expand and diversify the national perinatal workforce to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidance within two years, educating providers and insurers on delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary models. This guidance will encourage the recruitment of providers from racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse backgrounds, emphasizing implicit bias training and the integration of professionals like midwives and perinatal health workers into maternity care teams. The bill also mandates the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on best practices in respectful and culturally and linguistically congruent maternity care. This study will inform a report to Congress, offering examples of successful care models, those reducing disparities, and recommendations for improving maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups. Two new grant programs are established under the Public Health Service Act. The "Perinatal Workforce Grants" will fund the establishment or expansion of accredited programs for physician assistants, perinatal health workers, and midwives. Concurrently, "Perinatal Nursing Workforce Grants" will provide scholarships to nursing students pursuing careers as nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, or clinical nurse specialists with a maternal/perinatal focus. Both grant programs prioritize institutions committed to recruiting diverse students, especially from racial and ethnic minority groups and underserved populations. Priority is also given to programs that prepare students to practice in health professional shortage areas or regions with significant maternal health disparities, and those that incorporate bias, racism, or discrimination training. Each program is authorized for $15,000,000 annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Finally, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is required to submit a report to Congress every five years, assessing barriers to maternal health education and access to care. This report will focus on challenges faced by low-income and minority women, disparities in access to various maternity care providers, and recommendations for promoting greater equity in access and compensation for perinatal health workers.