Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug that may negatively influence their child, like prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Hence, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as you might think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they must have 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 when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.