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 kind of illegal drug or prescription medication which can adversely affect their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which can make it difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehab counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to stay abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will be sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.