Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication which may negatively impact their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized 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 when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one would think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will assure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This can be sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.