Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn child. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which may adversely affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they need to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.