Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug which can negatively impact their child, including prescription pain killers or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have an alcohol and drug free life.