chapter 1 Children: An Endangered Species throughout History -- chapter 2 Neonaticide in Theory and in History: Who Are th Perpetrators? -- chapter 3 Motives for Murder -- chapter 4 Neonaticide and Its Alternatives -- chapter 5 Neonaticide and the Law -- chapter 6 In Transition: From One Form of Child Homicide to Another -- chapter 7 Postpartum Depression Disorders -- chapter 8 Infanticide and Filicide by Parents and Their Surrogates -- chapter 9 Neonaticide Infanticide, Filicide, and the Law -- chapter 10 Choice and Reproduction: Political and Other Arguments -- chapter 11 Child Homicide: Preventive Measures -- chapter 12 Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations.