Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their unborn child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will guarantee that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This can make sure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a drug and alcohol free life.