Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they become exposed to, including alcohol and drugs, affects their child. If an expectant mother is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription medication which could adversely influence their child, including prescription pain killers or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Therefore, it is crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous effects. Becoming sober one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you are likely to think. As being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, which causes it to be difficult to really make the right choices concerning one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will make sure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to remain sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make certain that they are able to be a competent and loving parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a drug and alcohol free life.