Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which may adversely influence their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the rehab they have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.