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  Infanticide Monday 25 March 2002  
Infanticide : Woman's Hour explores how the concealment of pregnancy, birth and death has spanned the generations.


Also, how has the law and punishment changed throughout the ages to deal with women who kill their babies?
Jenni is joined by Julie Wheelright, a lecturer at City University and Margaret Arnot from the University of Surrey, Roehampton, to discuss the historical implications of centuries of infanticide.Infanticide, Historical perspectives on Child Murder and Concealment, 1550-2000 is edited by Mark Jackson and published by Ashgate Publishing Limited; ISBN:0754603180


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