The ubiquity of maternal ambivalence
Motherlove: the power of maternal desire
The subtle ambivalence of the too-good mother
"Before the beginning": women's fears of monstrous births
Women's reproductive fears: more clinical examples
Rachel's story: internalized ambivalence and the dangers of hidden guilt
Whose fault is it? The externalization of ambivalence
When fears are realized
From the child's point of view
Vampyric mothering: from stage moms to invasive moms
The darkest side of motherhood: child murder
What happens later: the fate of maternal ambivalence
What's a mother to do?