Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they become exposed to, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which can negatively impact their child, like 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 is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, in order 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 easy as you might think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that treatment client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience a substance abuse free life.