Maternal Mortality Early Warning
Which hospital you deliver at
affects whether you survive it.
The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality in the developed world. Black women die at 3–4× the rate of white women at the same hospitals. CMS has severe maternal morbidity data. The Joint Commission has perinatal care measures. A pregnant patient choosing a delivery hospital should be able to see what the outcome data says. Today, she can’t. This changes that.
Free public surface — no account required. Paid institutional surface for hospital quality and payers.
What the signal shows
For every delivery hospital in the United States: severe maternal morbidity rate, trajectory, comparison against the state median, and — where the data permits — racial disparity in outcomes within the same facility.
| Hospital | State | SMM Rate | State Median | vs. Median | Disparity Flag | Deliveries (annual) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital A (Composite) | Georgia | 3.1% | 1.9% | +63% | ⚑ Black SMM 4.8% | 2,400 |
| Hospital B (Composite) | Georgia | 1.2% | 1.9% | −37% | No significant disparity | 3,100 |
| Hospital C (Composite) | Texas | 4.2% | 2.1% | +100% | ⚑ Black SMM 7.1% | 1,800 |
| Hospital D (Composite) | Texas | 1.8% | 2.1% | −14% | Insufficient sample | 890 |
| Hospital E (Composite) | Louisiana | 5.6% | 2.4% | +133% | ⚑ Black SMM 9.2% | 1,200 |
Sample using composite entities. Real facility names will be displayed when the product launches. SMM = Severe Maternal Morbidity. Disparity flag requires minimum sample threshold per racial group. Methodology follows AHRQ SMM definition (21-indicator composite).
Why this product exists
The mortality gap is large and documented
Black women in the U.S. die from pregnancy-related causes at 3–4× the rate of white women. The gap is not explained by age or socioeconomic status alone — facility-level differences are a documented driver. CMS publishes the hospital-level data. Nobody shows it to patients.
State MMRC data arrives 2–5 years late
State Maternal Mortality Review Committees publish cause-of-death and preventability findings — but with 2–5 year lags. A patient choosing a hospital in 2026 is making a decision with 2021 data. Branmoor runs continuously on current sources.
The data is primary-source and public
CMS Severe Maternal Morbidity data is public. Joint Commission perinatal care measures are public. The product is the assembly — combining five sources into a single hospital-level signal that is legible to a pregnant patient.
Free surface funds the mission
The free, public-facing layer is the product. The paid institutional surface (hospital quality benchmarking, payer maternity benefit management, OB staffing malpractice) generates the revenue that makes the free layer sustainable.
Who it serves
Pregnant patients and OBs
Free. Choose a delivery hospital with outcome data, not only proximity or insurance network. OBs with admitting privileges at multiple hospitals can use the signal to guide hospital-choice conversations with patients.
State health departments
Free. A continuous, current signal on severe maternal morbidity at every delivery hospital in the state — structured and ready for integration into existing maternal health dashboards. Lead time that state MMRC data does not provide.
Hospital quality leadership
Paid. Benchmark your SMM rate and disparity metrics against named peer hospitals within your market. Identify the measures where you are above the state median before those numbers appear in public reporting.
Primary data sources
| Source | What it provides | Update cadence |
|---|---|---|
| CMS Severe Maternal Morbidity data | Hospital-level SMM rates (21-indicator composite) | Annual |
| Joint Commission Perinatal Care measures | Early elective delivery, cesarean rates, PC-06 | Annual |
| State Maternal Mortality Review Committees | Cause-of-death and preventability findings (lagged) | Annual (2–5 year lag from state) |
| CDC PRAMS | Maternal behavior and experience data by state | Annual |
| HCUP NIS and state inpatient databases | Outcome benchmarking, racial disparity computation where available | Annual |
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