Medications During Pregnancy

Many people with severe and persistent pain depend on a variety of medications to help them carry on with activities of daily life. During pregnancy, however, women who are taking medicines to treat pain or other chronic conditions must work together with their health care providers to ensure their babies are not harmed by such medications. While it is believed that up to 10% or more of birth defects are caused by maternal drug exposure, there is still a lot of misinformation about the effect of medications on developing fetuses. The truth...More