Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug which could negatively affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a drug and alcohol free life.