Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which may adversely influence their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's 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 effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud 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, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they must have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience an alcohol and drug free life.