Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which could negatively affect their baby, such as prescription pain killers or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you might think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices regarding 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 through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.