“…Epinephrine is classified as a category C drug according to the FDA and in animals has the potential to decrease uterine blood flow. 48,49 It has been suggested that epinephrine can be used safely in pregnancy, if used cautiously, 50 perhaps best at a concentration of 2.5 to 5.0 g/mL, or the equivalent of 1:400,000 or 1:200,000 concentration, respectively, when mixed with lidocaine, if larger doses of lidocaine are anticipated. 50 If sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping and biopsy may be indicated, it becomes much less clear as to the safest way to perform this technique in the pregnant woman.…”