The Goals and objectives of the Alliance are the following:

• To have the best information regarding the use of drugs during pregnancy or breastfeeding available to health care professionals.
• To have a process in place to develop the best information possible regarding the use of drugs during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• To advocate for the development of an Expert Advisory Committee on Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.
• To have pregnant women and their fetuses recognized as a vulnerable patient population.
• To place these issues higher on the strategic agenda of Health Canada, the medical community and the pharmaceutical industry.
• To advocate for the development of patient registries and follow-up for the use of medications during pregnancy and breastfeeding in Canada to further develop our knowledge of the use of medications and their potential effects in these vulnerable populations.