(NewsNation) — A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals a troubling decline in mental health among mothers in the United States.

Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Michigan found the percentage of mothers reporting "excellent" mental health dropped sharply from 2016 to 2023.

Using data from nearly 200,000 mothers in the National Survey of Children’s Health, a nationally representative survey of households with children, researchers tracked health trends among women with children under 18 years old. Most of the mothers were over 30.

Notable findings included a drop in the percentage of mothers reporting “excellent” mental health, from 38% in 2016 to 26% in 2023. Reports of "excellent" physical health also declined, from 28% to 24%.

Additionally, the

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