Expectant mothers aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but what they expose themselves, including drugs and alcohol, affects their unborn child. If a pregnant woman is consuming alcohol or taking any kind of illegal drug or prescription drug which may negatively affect their child, including prescription pain medications or sedatives which can be abused non-medically, so is their child. It is therefore crucial that addiction treatment for expectant mothers is available and made use of on an immediate basis, to ensure that both mother and baby can avoid any serious and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even when one's pregnancy is in danger, isn't as simple as you might 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, rehab counselors will make sure that rehab client is safely detoxed and receives the rehab they need to remain sober through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will be sure that they can be a competent and loving parent to their child after they deliver their baby, and can go on to experience a drug and alcohol free life.