It's an unfortunate truth that even mothers-to-be battle with drug abuse. Quite often, the pregnant woman is already dependent on drugs or alcohol whenever they became pregnant and simply couldn't stop using regardless of how hard they tried, in the best interests of their child. Continuing drug use in pregnancy is not just going to result in a dangerous pregnancy, but could also significantly increases rates of miscarriage and babies born dependent to drugs or alcohol. Nobody wants to see their newborn going through drug or alcohol withdrawal simply because they didn't put an end to their drug or alcohol use in their pregnancy. And nobody wants to have their child taken away from them because they couldn't quit. Programs for mothers-to-be may offer woman actual solutions to enable them to have a healthy pregnancy and consequently a healthy infant when it's born. Within a facility for expectant mothers, women can be easily detoxed without the uncomfortable side effects which could compromise their health or the health of their child. They can continue in rehab of sufficient length to obtain the support and care that they must to fully grasp their addiction and what caused it, to stop these circumstances and circumstances down the road so they can be a good mother for their baby.