Introduction
Neonaticide, infanticide, and filicide research: what do we know?
Classification of maternal filicide: what do we know?
Risk analysis and the maternal filicide risk matrix
Prevention and risk intervention points
Detached mother, denial type: Cathy
Detached mother, ambivalent type: Edna
Detached mother, resentful type: Francine
Detached mother, exhausted type: Glenda
Abusive/neglectful mother, recurrent type: Harriet
Abusive/neglectful mother, reactive type: Janet
Abusive/neglectful mother, inadequate type: Kaye
Psychotic/depressed mother, delusional type: Barbara
Psychotic/depressed mother, impulsive type: Susan Smith
Psychotic/depressed mother, suicidal type: Marilyn
Retaliatory mother: Olivia
Psychopathic mother, financial type: Pauline
Psychopathic mother, addicted type: Samantha
Psychopathic mother, narcissistic type: Rhonda
Final thoughts: what have we learned and what do we need to do?.