Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which may negatively influence their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one would think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance free life.