It is an unfortunate actuality that even mothers-to-be have trouble with substance abuse. In many cases, the pregnant woman is already hooked on drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and merely couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, in the interest of their baby. Continuing substance abuse when pregnant isn't only going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but could also drastically increases instances of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. Nobody wants to see their newborn dealing with drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't stop their drug abuse throughout their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for mothers-to-be can offer woman genuine solutions to enable them to experience a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy child when it's born. Within a rehab for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed with no uncomfortable side effects which could compromise their own health or the health of their baby. They can remain in treatment of sufficient length to obtain the support and care that they need to fully grasp their addiction as well as what prompted it, to avoid these situations and circumstances later on so they are a good mother for their infant.