It's an unfortunate truth that even mothers-to-be battle with drug abuse. Sometimes, the expectant mother was already addicted to drugs or alcohol when they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, in the interest of their child. Continuing substance abuse while pregnant is not only going to result in a risky pregnancy, but sometimes also drastically increases rates of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn experiencing alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't stop their drug or alcohol use in their pregnancy. And no one wants to have their child taken away from them because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers can provide woman actual solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy infant when it's born. Within a program for pregnant ladies, women can be easily detoxed without uncomfortable side effects which could compromise their own health or the well-being of their baby. They can be in treatment long enough to obtain the support and care that they must to fully grasp their addiction and what prompted it, in order to avoid these conditions and circumstances down the road so they are a good mother for their baby.