Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, has effects on their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug which may negatively impact their child, including prescription pain killers or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as easy as one could think. As 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, rehab counselors will ensure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they must have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have an alcohol and drug free life.