One of the hardest things someone can live through is the loss of a child; after all, children are not supposed to die before their parents do. It goes against the natural order of things. Therefore, it is unimaginable that a mother, who had nurtured the child inside of her for nine months, would want to take the life of their own child or children. Unfortunately, this type of heinous act is something that has occurred worldwide multiple times over in history. It has been reported that over two hundred mothers in the United States each year kill their own children. In fact, it is one of the leading causes of death for children under the age of four. When a child dies at the hands of his or her own mother, it's completely unexplainable. It's hard for anyone to understand. By reading the cases of the mothers in this book, maybe someone, somewhere will recognize themselves or someone they know. Then they might be able to seek help and save this kind of senseless tragedy from ever happening again.