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During pregnancy, the change in physiology and the consideration of risks to the fetus change pain management in patients with chronic conditions. This article reviews the profiles of the drugs used in the management of non-cancerous pain and how their use may change during pregnancy. Non-pharmacological therapies should be used to full capacity to manage pain since the safety profiles of the drugs are uncertain due to ethical limitations (there are no known doses in which teratogenic effects start, for example) and the use of opioids carries important risks (NAS, dependence, poor fetal outcomes, or teratogenicity).
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