Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for just two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their baby. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any type of illegal drug or prescription drug that may adversely affect their baby, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their baby. It is therefore imperative that addiction treatment for expectant mothers can be obtained and utilized on an immediate basis, in order that both mother and baby can avoid any severe and disastrous consequences. Becoming sober one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as easy as you might think. As 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 make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they have to stay sober for the remainder of their pregnancy and beyond that. This can make sure that they can be a loving and caring parent to their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.