It's an unfortunate truth that even pregnant women have trouble with substance abuse. Often times, the expectant mother had been dependent on alcohol or drugs when they became pregnant and merely couldn't stop using no matter how hard they attempted to do so, in the interest of their baby. Continuing drug abuse when pregnant is not only likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but can also drastically increases rates of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn going through alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse in their pregnancy. And no one wants to have their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Facilities for pregnant women may offer woman genuine solutions to be able to experience a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy baby when it is born. In the program for pregnant women, women can be safely detoxed without uncomfortable side effects which could compromise their health or the well-being of their baby. They are able to stay in rehabilitation long enough to receive the support and care that they must to understand their addiction and just what caused it, to stop these circumstances and circumstances later on so they can be a good mother to their child.