Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription medication that may negatively influence their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will guarantee that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a substance abuse free life.