Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug which could negatively influence their child, such as prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a substance abuse free life.