Mothers-to-be aren't just breathing, eating, and drinking for two, but anything they expose themselves, including alcohol and drugs, affects their child. If a pregnant woman is drinking alcohol or taking any kind of illicit drug or prescription drug which may adversely influence their child, such as prescription pain medications or sedatives which are often abused non-medically, so is their baby. 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 child can avoid any significant and disastrous consequences. Becoming abstinent one one's own, even though one's pregnancy is at risk, isn't as simple as one would think. As being a substance abuser can alter one's decision making and priorities, and this can make it difficult to make the correct choices regarding one's pregnancy. In addiction treatment for expectant mothers, treatment counselors will assure that rehabilitation client is easily detoxed and receives the rehabilitation they need to remain abstinent through out their pregnancy and beyond. This will make sure that they are able to be a competent and loving parent for their child when they deliver their baby, and can go on to have a substance abuse free life.