Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any type of illicit drug or prescription drug that may adversely affect their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it is essential that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices concerning 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 have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.