Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which can adversely influence their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, 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 child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.