Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which may adversely impact their child, like prescription pain killers or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that rehab client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.