9 AI Prompts for Your First Trimester

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant, age [AGE]. What has been seen so far: [FOR EXAMPLE HEARTBEAT SEEN ON ULTRASOUND, OR NO ULTRASOUND YET]. Prior losses: [NUMBER OR NONE]. 1. What is my chance of miscarriage from this point on, as an absolute number per 100, given my age and what has been seen? 2. How does that chance fall week by week from now to the end of the first trimester? 3. How does seeing a heartbeat change the numbers? 4. What does and does not raise the risk? Address common fears such as exercise, sex, stress, lifting, and work. 5. What is in my control, and what is not? 6. Which signs should prompt a call, and what should I do?How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant with nausea and vomiting. What it looks like: [HOW MANY TIMES I VOMIT A DAY, WHAT I CAN KEEP DOWN, WEIGHT CHANGE, HOW OFTEN I URINATE]. What I have tried: [WHAT I TRIED]. 1. How severe is this, using a recognized scale such as the PUQE score, if possible? 2. Give the evidence-based steps from mild to severe, including diet changes, ginger, vitamin B6 with doxylamine, and prescription medicines. 3. For each medicine, what does the evidence show about safety in pregnancy, with absolute risk where known? 4. At what point does it become hyperemesis gravidarum that needs medical treatment? 5. Give the warning signs of dehydration and the point when I need IV fluids or the emergency department. 6. List questions for my clinician.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant, age [AGE], with [RELEVANT HISTORY OR NONE]. Explain my first-trimester choices: cell-free DNA screening (NIPT), nuchal translucency, and combined first-trimester screening, plus the diagnostic tests CVS and amniocentesis. 1. For each, what does it detect and what does it miss? 2. Give the detection rate and the false-positive rate. 3. What does a positive result mean in real numbers at my age? Give the positive predictive value: out of 100 positive results, how many babies actually have the condition? 4. Which are screening and which are diagnostic, and what are the procedure risks of the diagnostic tests in absolute numbers? 5. What does each usually cost, and by which week must it be done? 6. Explain why declining all testing is also a valid choice. Remember that a positive screen is not a diagnosis.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant and took, or am considering, [MEDICATION OR EXPOSURE, WITH DOSE AND DATES]. Reason: [REASON]. 1. What does the evidence show about first-trimester risk, especially during the weeks when organs form? 2. What is the absolute chance of harm, if known, compared with the background risk every pregnancy carries? 3. Does the timing of the exposure relative to conception matter? 4. What is proven dangerous, what is only theoretical, and what is simply unknown? 5. Name trustworthy sources I can check, such as MotherToBaby, and list questions for my clinician. Do not assume the worst, and do not tell me to stop a prescribed medicine on my own.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant with [SYMPTOM, FOR EXAMPLE SPOTTING, BLEEDING, CRAMPING], which started [WHEN]. Details: [AMOUNT, COLOR, PAIN LEVEL, PAIN ON ONE SIDE, DIZZINESS]. Ultrasound so far: [WHETHER THE PREGNANCY HAS BEEN SEEN IN THE UTERUS]. 1. Which patterns are common and usually harmless in early pregnancy? 2. Which need a same-day call? 3. Which are emergencies, including a possible ectopic pregnancy? Give the specific signs. 4. Which tests are usually done (ultrasound, hCG levels, blood type for Rh status), and what do the results mean? 5. What is the chance the pregnancy continues normally with bleeding at this stage, as an absolute number? Give specific signs, not vague reassurance.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant. Height and pre-pregnancy weight: [HEIGHT AND WEIGHT]. BMI if known: [BMI]. Results I have: [HCG LEVELS, ULTRASOUND FINDINGS, LABS]. 1. What is the expected hCG pattern in early pregnancy, and why is the change over time more useful than a single value? 2. When should a gestational sac, a yolk sac, and a heartbeat be visible on a vaginal ultrasound? 3. What is the recommended total weight gain for my BMI, and how much of it in the first trimester? 4. Which first-visit labs matter, and what are the target values (for example hemoglobin, blood type and antibodies, thyroid, early glucose testing if I am at risk)? Give targets, not just the word normal.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am [WEEKS] weeks pregnant and feeling [SYMPTOMS]. 1. Which of these are expected in early pregnancy, and roughly how many women have them? 2. Which deserve a call to my care team, and how soon? 3. Which can wait for my next visit? 4. Which are emergencies? 5. What helps each symptom, with evidence, and what should I avoid? Separate the normal misery of early pregnancy from true warning signs.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I have my first prenatal visit at [WEEKS] weeks. My history: [HISTORY, FOR EXAMPLE PRIOR PREGNANCIES, CONDITIONS, MEDICATIONS, FAMILY HISTORY]. 1. List what usually happens at the first visit and which tests to expect: dating ultrasound, blood work, urine tests, and screening options. 2. Write the questions I should ask, in order of priority for my history. 3. Explain what my history means for my care and whether I need extra monitoring or a specialist. 4. Tell me what information and records to bring. Write the questions as a short list I can bring on paper or on my phone.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.

I am in my first trimester. My situation: [DETAILS, FOR EXAMPLE DIET, WORK, EXERCISE HABITS, TRAVEL PLANS]. Sort common pregnancy advice into three groups: evidence-based, harmless but unproven, and myth. Cover: 1. foods to avoid and why (listeria, mercury, raw foods); 2. caffeine, with the daily limit in milligrams and how much is in common drinks; 3. alcohol, and what the evidence actually says; 4. exercise: what is safe, how much, and when to stop; 5. sex, hot tubs and saunas, hair dye, and cats; 6. travel, including flying. Give the actual numbers, not vague rules.How to answer: - Use the best available evidence (major clinical guidelines, systematic reviews, large studies) and name your main sources so I can check them. - Give absolute numbers (per 100 or per 1,000) next to any relative risk. - Separate what is well established from what is uncertain or debated, and say how certain you are. - If the evidence is limited or you do not know, say so plainly. Do not guess or invent numbers or references. - Tell me what extra information about me would change your answer. - Use plain language, and end with a short list of questions I can take to my doctor, midwife, or care team.