Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn child. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which may adversely impact their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This can ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.