Summary: According to Danuta Bukatko and Marvin W. Daehler wrote an article titled “Drug-Abusing Mothers-to-Be: Are They Criminals?” in a textbook called “Child Development: A Thematic Approach,” about the effect of using the illegal drugs by the pregnant mother on the growth of the fetus and even on the baby after birth. Many of the cases have been brought to the courts against the addicted mothers. Also, what is the effectiveness using of criminal punishment and imprisonment of the addict's mother to prevent the use of these substances? First, the possibility of exposure fetus of the illegal drug interaction effect on functions of body growth. In addition, as the authors said, "poor nutritional status and inadequate or no prenatal care,"