Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their child. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which may negatively affect their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, so that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they can be a competent and loving parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience an alcohol and drug free life.