Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, is affecting their baby. If an expectant mother is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription medication that may adversely affect their child, including prescription pain medications or hypnotics which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. Hence, it is imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is accessible and utilized on an immediate basis, so that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as you might think. Being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, which can make it difficult to make the right choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to remain abstinent for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This can ensure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance free life.