Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn child. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug that may negatively influence their baby, including prescription pain killers or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will guarantee that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they need to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.