It is an unfortunate actuality that even expectant mothers have a problem with drug abuse. Often times, the expectant mother is addicted to drugs or alcohol when they became pregnant and merely couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, for the sake of their baby. Continuing substance abuse while pregnant is not just likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but could also significantly increases rates of miscarriage and babies born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn experiencing alcohol or drug withdrawal because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse during their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their infant removed from their care simply because they couldn't quit. Facilities for expectant mothers can offer woman actual solutions in order to have a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy infant when it's born. In the program for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed without side effects which could compromise their own health or the health of their child. They're able to be in rehab long enough to obtain the support and care that they need to understand their addiction as well as what prompted it, to avoid these circumstances and circumstances in the long-term so they are a good mother to their child.