Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely affect their baby, such as prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they need to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.