PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Malaika Babb AU - Gideon Koren AU - Adrienne Einarson TI - Treating pain during pregnancy DP - 2010 Jan 01 TA - Canadian Family Physician PG - 25--27 VI - 56 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.cfp.ca/content/56/1/25.short 4100 - http://www.cfp.ca/content/56/1/25.full SO - Can Fam Physician2010 Jan 01; 56 AB - QUESTION My pregnant patients frequently ask about taking pain medications, sometimes for chronic conditions. What is known about the safety of using analgesics in therapeutic doses for acute or chronic pain during pregnancy? ANSWER Commonly prescribed pain medications appear to be relatively safe to use during pregnancy. None of the analgesics has been found to increase the risk of major malformations, although caution should be used when prescribing them in late pregnancy.