It's an unfortunate actuality that even mothers-to-be have trouble with substance abuse. In many cases, the pregnant woman was already dependent on alcohol or drugs whenever they became pregnant and couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, for the sake of their child. Continuing drug abuse in pregnancy isn't just going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but could also significantly increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn under-going drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse in their pregnancy. And nobody wants to get their child taken away from them because they couldn't quit. Centers for expectant mothers may offer woman real solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy infant when it's born. In a program for mothers-to-be, women can be safely detoxed without negative effects which could compromise their health or the well-being of their infant. They're able to stay in treatment long enough for the support and care that they need to fully grasp their addiction and what prompted it, in order to avoid these situations and circumstances in the future so they are a good mother for their child.