Oral indtagelse af høje doser buprenorphin hos hunner under drægtighed og diegivning resulterede i svær fødsel (muligvis på grund af buprenorphins sedative effekt), høj neonatal dødelighed og en mindre forsinkelse i udviklingen af nogle neurologiske funktioner (righting refeks og startle refleks) hos neonatale rotter.
A peri-postnatal study has not been conducted with Suboxone; however, maternal oral administration of buprenorphine at high doses during gestation and lactation resulted in difficult parturition (possible as a result of the sedative effect of buprenorphine), high neonatal mortality and a slight delay in the development of some neurological functions (surface righting reflex and startle response) in neonatal rats.