Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which can negatively impact their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one would think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will make sure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make certain that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a substance free life.