Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription medication that may adversely affect their baby, like prescription pain killers or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and utilized on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as one could think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they have to stay abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can continue to experience an alcohol and drug free life.