Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely influence their baby, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any significant 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. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, and this 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 have to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can be sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.