Why the study?
Concerns exist regarding how unchecked and unregulated information generated by AI chatbots might influence patient decision-making and maternal health disparity regarding labour analgesia.
Population
Five popular, freely available AI chatbots
Comparison
Four prompts including general vs specific phrasing such as adding private health insurance
Design
Chatbot evaluation study
Key result
Five popular AI chatbots generated birth plans with insufficient descriptions of analgesic options, and only one suggested neuraxial analgesia unless private health insurance was specified.
Authors
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Misleading AI chatbot advice may undermine labour analgesia access; leaves open the reliability of such tools for perinatal counselling.
AI chatbots provide inconsistent and potentially biased medical information regarding obstetric analgesia, highlighting the need for caution in their use for patient education.
Hurley et al. (2024) studied Birth planning (n=5). AI chatbots was evaluated on Analgesic options recommended during labour. Five popular AI chatbots generated birth plans with insufficient descriptions of analgesic options, and only one suggested neuraxial analgesia unless private health insurance was specified.
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