Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for 2, but anything they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their child. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug that may negatively impact their baby, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Therefore, it's imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and child can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even if one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one could think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's decision making and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will ensure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they must have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond. This will ensure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child once they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.