Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which can adversely affect their child, including prescription pain killers or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they must have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a substance free life.