Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which can adversely impact their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can cloud 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, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a drug and alcohol free life.