Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which could negatively affect their child, such as prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making 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, rehabilitation counselors will make sure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can be sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.