Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription medication which can negatively influence their baby, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one could think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they must have to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.