Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug that may negatively influence their child, such as prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a drug and alcohol free life.