It's an unfortunate actuality that even expectant mothers have a problem with substance abuse. Sometimes, the expectant mother had been dependent on alcohol or drugs when they became pregnant and just couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, in the best interests of their baby. Continuing substance abuse when pregnant isn't just likely to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but tends to also significantly increases rates of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn experiencing drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't stop their substance abuse in their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Rehabs for pregnant women may offer woman actual solutions to enable them to experience a healthy pregnancy and consequently a healthy child when it is born. In the rehab for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed with no negative effects which could compromise their own health or the well-being of their infant. They can be in treatment of sufficient length to receive the support and care that they must to understand their addiction as well as what prompted it, in order to avoid these situations and circumstances in the long-term so they can be a good mother to their child.