Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which may adversely influence their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will guarantee that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they must have to remain sober 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 continue to experience a substance abuse free life.