Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug that may adversely impact their baby, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child 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. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will guarantee that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they need to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make certain that they can be a competent and loving parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.