Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which can adversely impact their baby, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to really make the right choices concerning 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 must have to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have an alcohol and drug free life.