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INTRODUCTION Though abdominal pain may be a forerunner of an obstetric complication, pregnant women can also develop abdominal pain due to a variety of non obstetric causes. The clinical diagnosis is often obscured by concurrent maternal physiological and anatomical changes. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The current study evaluated the various non obstetric causes of abdominal pain in pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a review of abdominal pain in 460 pregnant women, of which 23 had non obstetric causes. RESULTS The etiopathology of the pain was as follows: 4 fibroids, 4 renal calculi, 2 renal anomalies, 3 had cholecystitis, 3 pancreatitis, 1 acute colitis, 1 mesenteric cyst, 1 ovarian fibroma, 1 dermoid cyst, 1 intrauterine band, 2 spinal problems CONCLUSION A holistic approach towards a patient with abdominal pain in pregnancy enables arriving at a correct diagnosis. Comprehensive knowledge of anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy and good clinical acumen are essential for ensuring appropriate management.