Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication that may negatively influence their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one could think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they have to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will ensure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.