Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug that may negatively influence their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this can make it difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.