It's an unfortunate truth that even expectant mothers have a problem with substance abuse. Quite often, the pregnant woman had been dependent on drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and merely couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, in the interest of their baby. Continuing substance abuse when pregnant is not only going to result in a risky pregnancy, but tends to also significantly increases instances of miscarriage and babies born dependent to alcohol or drugs. Nobody wants to see their newborn dealing with drug or alcohol withdrawal simply because they didn't stop their drug abuse during their pregnancy. And no one wants to get their baby removed from their care because they couldn't quit. Facilities for pregnant women can offer woman actual solutions in order to experience a healthy pregnancy and eventually a healthy infant when it's born. In the program for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed without any side effects that may compromise their health or the health of their baby. They are able to stay in treatment of sufficient length for the support and care that they must to understand their addiction and just what caused it, to stop these conditions and circumstances in the future so they can be a good mother for their infant.