It's an unfortunate actuality that even mothers-to-be battle with substance abuse. Often times, the expectant mother had been dependent on drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using no matter how hard they attempted to do so, in the interest of their child. Continuing drug abuse while pregnant isn't only likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but sometimes also drastically increases instances of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn going through alcohol or drug withdrawal because they didn't stop their substance abuse during their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their infant taken away from them because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers will offer woman actual solutions to be able to experience a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy baby when it's born. Within a rehab for pregnant women, women can be safely detoxed without unwanted effects which may compromise their own health or the health of their baby. They're able to continue in rehabilitation of sufficient length to get the support and care that they need to fully grasp their addiction as well as what caused it, to avoid these situations and circumstances in the future so they are a good mother to their infant.