understanding the acts of moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom" /
Cheryl L. Meyer and Michelle Oberman ; with Kelly White ... [et al.]
New York :
New York University Press,
c2001
vi, 218 p. ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-211) and index
Introduction: A brief cross-cultural history of infanticide -- Previous attempts to understand why mothers kill their children -- Denial of pregnancy: Secret lives -- Purposeful killing: Neither "Mad" nor "Bad" -- Maternal neglect: A search for meaning -- Abuse-related deaths -- Assistance or coercion from a partner: Relations to domestic violence -- Responding to mothers who kill: Toward a comprehensive rethinking of law, policy, and interventon strategies