Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug which can negatively affect their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can steer clear of any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as you might think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.