01/22/2026
Robots do not belong in maternal health care.
Especially not in rural America where maternal mortality is a growing concern.
While Dr. Oz and RFK Jr.’s push to use AI/robots to “manage” maternal health care, they are neglecting to remember the sacred space of procreating and the need for specialized, human centered care. This plan is not trauma-informed. This is dangerous.
Maternal health is not a workflow problem to be optimized by technology. It requires human presence, empathy, clinical judgment, cultural humility, and trust.
Technology is being placated as a solution to a crisis that actually demands human investment: policy change, access to care, and sustained support for birthing people and providers.
I am absolutely willing to sit at the table and brainstorm real solutions for real American women—women who are afraid to give birth in our country because our maternal mortality rates reflect systemic failure, not innovation gaps.
You cannot automate compassion. You cannot outsource safety.
I’m Jaclyn Groh — maternal mental health specialist and social work professor — and I will continue to speak up when “innovation” is used to replace humanity instead of support it.
Thank you to for sharing similar sentiments on his platform!
