Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication that may adversely affect their baby, such as prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that rehab client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a substance abuse free life.