It is really an unfortunate actuality that even mothers-to-be have trouble with substance abuse. In many cases, the expectant mother had been hooked on alcohol or drugs whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, in the interest of their child. Continuing drug abuse while pregnant is not just 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 under-going drug or alcohol withdrawal because they didn't stop their substance abuse in their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers will offer woman real solutions in order to experience a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy child when it's born. Within a program for pregnant women, women can be easily detoxed with no unwanted effects that could compromise their own health or the well-being of their baby. They're able to continue in treatment of sufficient length to get the support and care that they need to understand their addiction as well as what caused it, in order to avoid these conditions and circumstances in the future so they are a good mother to their baby.