It's an unfortunate actuality that even expectant mothers have trouble with substance abuse. In many cases, the expectant mother had been hooked on drugs or alcohol when they became pregnant and just couldn't stop using no matter how hard they attempted to do so, for the sake of their child. Continuing drug abuse during pregnancy is not just going to result in a risky pregnancy, but could also drastically increases rates of miscarriage and babies born dependent to alcohol or drugs. No one wants to see their newborn going through drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't stop their substance abuse throughout their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their infant taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Rehabs for pregnant women may offer woman actual solutions so that they can have a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy baby when it's born. In the program for mothers-to-be, women can be easily detoxed with no unwanted effects which could compromise their own health or the well-being of their baby. They are able to be in rehabilitation long enough to obtain the support and care that they need to fully grasp their addiction and just what caused it, to prevent these circumstances and circumstances in the future so they are a good mother for their child.