Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their child. If an expectant mother is having a drink or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which may negatively influence their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they need to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a substance abuse free life.