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 an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which may negatively impact their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is imperative 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 sober one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you might 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 concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This can make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to have an alcohol and drug free life.