Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which could adversely impact their child, including prescription pain killers or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one would think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will make sure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make certain that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.