The Maternal Health for Veterans Act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive maternity care coordination program for eligible veterans, providing care from the beginning of pregnancy through 12 months after delivery. The program must include mental health screenings for pregnant and postpartum veterans, training for community healthcare providers on the unique needs of veteran mothers, and a performance management system to track outcomes and progress. The VA Secretary must submit annual reports to Congress detailing maternal health outcomes such as maternal mortality, severe complications, and pregnancy-related deaths, with data broken down by race, ethnicity, age, disability status, and rural location to identify and address health disparities. The legislation also requires the VA to track implementation of recommendations from oversight agencies like the Government Accountability Office and VA Inspector General, and to propose improvements targeting veteran populations with elevated maternal health risks. This bill affects all veterans enrolled in the VA health system who are pregnant or postpartum and repeals a previous maternity care provision from the 2021 Protecting Moms Who Served Act.
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