Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication that may adversely impact their child, such as prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will ensure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a drug and alcohol free life.