Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which could adversely influence their child, such as prescription pain killers or sedatives which are often 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, so that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a substance abuse free life.