Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which can adversely influence their baby, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, and this can make it difficult to really make the correct choices regarding 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 ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can continue to have an alcohol and drug free life.