Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their baby. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug that may adversely impact their child, like prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, 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 consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance abuse free life.