Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their baby. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug which can negatively affect their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will guarantee that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience an alcohol and drug free life.