Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely affect their baby, like prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Hence, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child 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 you might think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a substance free life.