Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which can adversely affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this can make it difficult to really make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.