Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their child. If an expectant mother is having a drink or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug that may negatively influence their child, like prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if 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 can make it difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance free life.