Pain medications during pregnancy: data from the Japan environment and children’s study

Analgesic medication epidemic during pregnancy is an important issue in Western countries. However, no large epidemiological study involving pregnant women with pain and their medication use has been conducted in Japan. This study examined the current situation of medication use for non-cancer pain during the perinatal period in Japan using national cohort data. We analyzed 94,649 pregnant women who completed a self-report questionnaire...