Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn child. If an expectant mother is having a drink or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription medication that may negatively affect their baby, like prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to really make the correct choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they need to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This can ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience an alcohol and drug free life.