Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, is affecting their baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which could negatively influence their baby, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can steer clear of any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as one could think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.