It's an unfortunate fact that even expectant mothers have trouble with drug use. Sometimes, the expectant mother had been dependent on alcohol or drugs when they became pregnant and couldn't stop using no matter how hard they tried, for the sake of their baby. Continuing substance abuse while pregnant is not only going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but can also significantly increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to drugs or alcohol. No one wants to see their newborn dealing with alcohol or drug withdrawal because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse during their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their infant taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Rehabs for expectant mothers may offer woman real solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and consequently a healthy infant when it's born. In a program for mothers-to-be, women can be safely detoxed with no side effects that may compromise their own health or the health of their infant. They are able to be in treatment long enough to receive the support and care that they need to understand their addiction as well as what caused it, to avoid these situations and circumstances in the long-term so they can be a good mother to their infant.