Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which could negatively influence their baby, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one would think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they must have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can be sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.