Pain in Pregnancy Program

The Pain in Pregnancy Program has been developed to help manage obstetric patients who have acute or chronic pain in pregnancy. This service offers both inpatients and outpatients pain management support with ongoing collaboration with their obstetrician and primary care provider.

Pain In Pregnancy Program referral criteria may include one or a combination of the following:

• Currently prescribed high dose opioids
• Have escalating opioid requirements
• History of previous or active opioid or substance use disorder
• Would benefit from a pain assessment during pregnancy
• History of a difficult epidural in a previous labour and delivery
• Have concerns related to epidural analgesia or patient management during labour and delivery
• Are contemplating pregnancy and have concerns regarding pain management

Referrals

Patients who are interested in being referred to the Pain In Pregnancy Program will require a referral from their primary care provider to TAPMI.