Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication that may adversely impact their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and utilized on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one would think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make certain that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a drug and alcohol free life.