WORCESTER, Mass. -- A new report ranks Massachusetts as the best state for working moms.

The WalletHub study looked at 17 key metrics in all 50 states to determine the top spot, including child care quality, the number of child care workers per number of children, parental-leave policies and the average length of a woman’s work week.

The state is also number one for its child care system and work-life balance.  

The group Central Mass Mom said while the state is heading in the right direction, there's still a lot of work to be done to support working moms.

"I think the way that a lot of moms look at things right now is that it still feels really, really challenging to be a working mom,” said Central Mass Mom Owner and CEO Annie O’Malley. “And I think we continue to see moms leaving the workforce because it's just too hard to manage. We have better maternity leave than most places in the country. And we're very lucky in that regard. But it still is not a ton of time to recover from, you know, a major life event and oftentimes a major surgery."

O’Malley said more also needs to be done to support a mom's mental health journey post-partum. 

The study ranked Connecticut second and Rhode Island third as best states for working moms.