It is an unfortunate reality that even pregnant women have a problem with drug abuse. Sometimes, the expectant mother was already hooked on alcohol or drugs whenever they became pregnant and just couldn't stop using no matter how hard they tried, for the sake of their child. Continuing drug abuse when pregnant isn't only likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but tends to also drastically increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to drugs or alcohol. Nobody wants to see their newborn going through drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't put an end to their substance abuse throughout their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers may offer woman actual solutions in order to have a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy infant when it's born. In a program for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed without the negative effects that may compromise their health or the health of their infant. They're able to remain in rehabilitation of sufficient length to get the support and care that they must to understand their addiction and what caused it, to stop these conditions and circumstances in the future so they can be a good mother to their baby.