Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their unborn baby. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication that may adversely affect their baby, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and made use of on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you are likely to think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, rehabilitation counselors will ensure that rehabilitation client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will be sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.