Expectant mothers 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 having a drink or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug that may negatively impact their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a drug and alcohol free life.