It's an unfortunate actuality that even expectant mothers have trouble with drug abuse. In many cases, the pregnant woman is already addicted to drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using no matter how hard they tried, in the interest of their baby. Continuing substance abuse when pregnant isn't just going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but could also drastically increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to drugs or alcohol. Nobody wants to see their newborn under-going alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't stop their substance abuse throughout their pregnancy. And no one wants to have their infant taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for pregnant women can offer woman actual solutions in order to have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy infant when it's born. In a program for mothers-to-be, women can be easily detoxed with no negative effects that could compromise their health or the health of their baby. They're able to remain in treatment of sufficient length to receive the support and care that they need to understand their addiction and just what caused it, in order to avoid these circumstances and circumstances down the road so they are a good mother for their infant.