Module:  Neonaticide-Infanticide

Homicide is a leading cause of death for infants and children. In some cases, mothers who commit infanticide or neonaticide were experiencing mental illness at the time, and psychiatrists may have important roles in prevention.

Prevention of neonaticide and infanticide are different, and begins with understanding the various motives and common patterns.

NCRP Training - Neonaticide-Infanticide

Objectives

  • Understand the importance of reporting when there is a suspicion of child maltreatment
  • Describe the common motives for child murder by the mother
  • Discuss the differences between neonaticide and child murder after the first day of life
  • Discuss the prevention of different types of child murder by the mother
  • Name some concerns about public perception of mothers who kill

Trainee Self-Study Materials

Self Study:
Prevention of Neonaticide

Self Study:
Child Maltreatment & Reporting for Psychiatry

Self Study:
Motives for Infanticide & Filicide, & Potential for Lives Saved

Case Conference:
Neonaticide & Denial of Pregnancy

Media
Conference