Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription medication that may adversely affect their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any serious 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. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.