It's an unfortunate actuality that even expectant mothers battle with drug use. Sometimes, the expectant mother is already hooked on drugs or alcohol when they became pregnant and just couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, for the sake of their child. Continuing substance abuse when pregnant isn't just going to result in a risky pregnancy, but can also significantly increases rates of miscarriage and infants born dependent to drugs or alcohol. No one wants to see their newborn under-going alcohol or drug withdrawal simply because they didn't put an end to their drug abuse in 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 real solutions so that they can have a healthy pregnancy and consequently a healthy baby when it is born. In a facility for pregnant ladies, women can be safely detoxed with no uncomfortable side effects that may compromise their health or the health of their infant. They are able to be in treatment long enough for the support and care that they need to understand their addiction and just what prompted it, in order to avoid these situations and circumstances later on so they are a good mother for their baby.