It's an unfortunate actuality that even pregnant women have trouble with drug abuse. Quite often, the expectant mother had been hooked on drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, in the interest of their child. Continuing drug use when pregnant is not just likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but tends to also drastically 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 simply because they didn't stop their substance abuse during their pregnancy. And no one wants to have their baby removed from their care simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers may offer woman real solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy baby when it is born. In a facility for mothers-to-be, women can be safely detoxed without the uncomfortable side effects which could compromise their health or the well-being of their infant. They can be in treatment long enough to obtain the support and care that they need to fully grasp their addiction and what caused it, to stop these situations and circumstances in the long-term so they can be a good mother for their baby.