Abstract Overview:
The main aim of our presentation is to provide midwives with knowledge and insights into how AI (eg ChatGPT and the like) can be integrated in midwifery education. We apply a both curious and critical approach. Whether in a theoretical or clinical setting, the use and understanding of technology is embedded in our work and therefore should be seen as an essential competence for midwifery practice. In Danish midwifery education, we have a very high – almost exclusive – percentage of female students, and research suggests that there is a gender gap in how we approach and use new technologies, leaving the females behind. This highlights the need to focus on actively supporting the students in developing technological literacy to foster an innovative mindset that ensures the development of the profession.

Aims and Objectives:
The starting point is a master's project completed in the spring of 2024, which examined how midwifery students use GenAI in their preparation for classes. Based on this study, we conducted workshops for all midwifery students at University College Copenhagen from September 2024 to February 2025. The purpose of the workshops was for the students to develop a curious and critical approach to GenAI, both as a learning technology and as a professional technology.

Methods:
A literature study, five qualitative interviews, and three workshops where midwifery students were introduced to GenAI, gaining hands-on experience and a critical perspective on the use of the technology.

Results:
The qualitative interviews show that midwifery students use GenAI for various purposes in their preparation, such as summarizing texts, as a sparring partner, and for idea generation. However, the extent to which students critically evaluate the output varies greatly. The workshops indicate that students are uncertain whether they are cheating themselves by using the technology, but hands-on experience with the technology helps support their skills in critical reflection.

Conclusion:
Midwifery students are increasingly using GenAI in connection with their studies, although there are also students who never use it. We need to promote the students' curiosity about the technology, but at the same time, we must ensure that they critically consider the technology's limitations.