Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, has effects on their unborn baby. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription medication which may adversely affect their baby, like prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any significant 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. As being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will guarantee that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will ensure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have an alcohol and drug free life.