Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug that may adversely affect their child, like prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be acquired and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will make sure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they must have to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will be sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance abuse free life.