Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely impact their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Hence, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby 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 you are likely to think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they must have to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will ensure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.