Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their baby. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which could negatively influence their child, like prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.