It's an unfortunate reality that even mothers-to-be battle with substance abuse. In many cases, the pregnant woman is addicted to drugs or alcohol when they became pregnant and merely couldn't stop using no matter how hard they attempted to do so, in the best interests of their baby. Continuing drug abuse in pregnancy isn't only going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but sometimes also significantly increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn going through alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't stop their drug abuse during their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for mothers-to-be may offer woman genuine solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and consequently a healthy infant when it is born. Within a facility for pregnant women, women can be safely detoxed with no side effects that may compromise their own health or the health of their baby. They are able to remain in rehab long enough for the support and care that they must to understand their addiction as well as what caused it, to avoid these situations and circumstances down the road so they can be a good mother to their child.