It is really an unfortunate reality that even mothers-to-be have trouble with drug use. Quite often, the pregnant woman is already hooked on alcohol or drugs when they became pregnant and couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they attempted to do so, in the best interests of their child. Continuing substance abuse while pregnant is not only likely to result in a risky pregnancy, but can also drastically increases rates of miscarriage and babies born dependent to drugs or alcohol. Nobody wants to see their newborn dealing with alcohol or drug withdrawal because they didn't stop their substance abuse in their pregnancy. And nobody wants to get their baby taken away from them simply because they couldn't quit. Programs for expectant mothers may offer woman actual solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and ultimately a healthy infant when it is born. In the facility for expectant mothers, women can be safely detoxed without side effects that could compromise their own health or the health of their baby. They're able to stay in treatment long enough to get the support and care that they need to understand their addiction and just what caused it, to avoid these circumstances and circumstances in the future so they are a good mother for their infant.