Pregnant women aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their baby. If a pregnant woman is having a drink or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug which may adversely affect their child, such as prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. Hence, it is crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure both mother and child can avoid any significant and disastrous effects. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. Being a substance abuser can cloud one's judgment and priorities, and this causes it to be difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that treatment client is safely detoxed and receives the treatment they have to stay sober through out their pregnancy and beyond that. This will make sure that they are able to be a loving and caring parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can continue to have a substance abuse free life.