Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is having a drink or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug that may adversely affect their baby, like prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right 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 have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience an alcohol and drug free life.