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- A study analyzed 126 cases of serial neonaticide, collecting data from medical reports and newspapers, highlighting that these cases often involve women in stable relationships and other family members.
- In cases where multiple infants are killed, there is frequently an emotional attachment to the babies, with some mothers motivated by family limitation.
- The findings imply that this type of crime may be more prevalent than previously thought, due to under-reporting and the ease with which it can be concealed.
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A total of 126 cases of serial neonaticide (with at least 3 neonates killed) have been collected, 54 from medical reports and 72 from newspapers. Compared with single neonaticides, and especially when five or more infants have been killed, they have more often been perpetrated by women in conjugal or stable relationships and have more frequently involved other family members. In some cases, the explicit motive has been family limitation. It is clear from the preservation and care of the corpses, that some mothers have had an emotional attachment to their infants. Medical under-reporting and the apparent ease of concealment suggest that this criminal activity is more common than has been appreciated.
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