Expectant mothers 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 drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which could negatively influence their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Hence, it is crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as you might think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making 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 make sure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the treatment they need to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance abuse free life.