Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their baby. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which could negatively affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative 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 significant and disastrous effects. 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 alter one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will guarantee that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they have to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will be sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.