It is really an unfortunate truth that even pregnant women have trouble with substance abuse. Quite often, the pregnant woman was already hooked on alcohol or drugs whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, in the best interests of their child. Continuing drug use when pregnant isn't just likely to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but sometimes also significantly increases instances of miscarriage and infants born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn going through alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse during their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their child taken away from them because they couldn't quit. Facilities for pregnant women can offer woman actual solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy child when it is born. In a center for mothers-to-be, women can be safely detoxed without any side effects that could compromise their own health or the health of their child. They're able to remain in treatment long enough to receive the support and care that they must to understand their addiction as well as what caused it, in order to avoid these situations and circumstances down the road so they can be a good mother for their infant.