Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which may negatively influence their child, such as prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make certain that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.