Résumés
Résumé
Le néonaticide est l’homicide d’un enfant né depuis moins de 24 heures, commis presque exclusivement par la mère. Les données actuelles décrivent ces parents comme des femmes jeunes, célibataires, ayant caché leur grossesse et leur accouchement, immatures et paniquant au moment du passage à l’acte. Cinq vignettes provenant de l’étude de dossiers du Coroner en chef du Québec sont présentées afin de vérifier si ce type d’homicide représente un groupe homogène et correspond à ce qu’on retrouve dans les écrits depuis trois décennies. D’après les données recueillies pour 1986-1994, l’immaturité, le déni et la grossesse non désirée caractérisent un sous-groupe de femmes adolescentes, un autre sous-groupe de femmes plus âgées vivent l’angoisse d’une séparation lors du passage à l’acte. Des implications cliniques et théoriques sont discutées en rapport avec la notion de sous-groupes.
Abstract
A neonaticide is the homicide of an infant that occurs during the first 24 hours after birth. This homicide is almost exclusively done by the mother. According to previous data, the parent who commits such homicide is a single woman, who usually conceals her pregnancy and delivers secretly either at home or in the workplace and panics at this very moment. Five vignettes are selected from the files of the Québec Coroner. The cases are presented in order to verify if these women represent a homogeneous group, as research of the last thirty years has demonstrated. According to data for the period between 1986 and 1994, the deceased newborns are boys, and the teenage mothers have personalities that are characterized by immaturity. In this group, denial of pregnancy is a temporary state that may vary in depth among individuals. Moreover, they did not want to be pregnant. One older group of women experience separation anxiety at the time of commiting the neonaticide. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed in link with these two sub-groups.
Resumen
El neonaticidio es el homicidio de un recién nacido de menos de 24 horas, cometido casi exclusivamente por la madre. Los datos actuales describen a estos padres como mujeres jóvenes, solteras, que han escondido su embarazo y parto, inmaduras y con pánico en el momento de pasar al acto. Se presentan cinco viñetas, provenientes del estudio de los expedientes del Jefe del Servicio Médico Forense del Quebec, a fin de verificar si este tipo de homicidio representa a un grupo homogéneo y corresponde a lo que se encuentra en los escritos desde hace tres décadas. De acuerdo con los datos recopilados en 1986-1994, todos los recién nacidos son niños, la inmadurez, la negación y el embarazo no deseado caracterizan a un subgrupo de mujeres adolescentes. Otro subgrupo de mujeres de mayor edad vive la angustia de una separación en el momento de pasar al acto. Se discuten las implicaciones clínicas y teóricas con relación a la noción de subgrupos.
Resumo
O infanticídio é o homicídio de uma criança nascida em menos de 24 horas, cometido quase exclusivamente pela mãe. Os dados atuais descrevem estas mães como mulheres jovens, solteiras, que esconderam sua gravidez e parto, imaturas e que sofrem de pânico no momento de realizarem o ato. Cinco propostas vindas do estudo de casos do Coroner en chef du Québec são apresentadas para verificar se este tipo de homicídio representa um grupo homogêneo e corresponde ao que encontra-se na literatura há três décadas. Segundo os dados recolhidos entre 1986-1994, todos os recém-nascidos são do sexo masculino, a imaturidade, a negação e a gravidez não desejada caracterizam um sub-grupo de mulheres adolescentes, um outro sub-grupo de mulheres mais velhas vivem a angústia de uma separação durante o ato. Implicações clínicas e teóricas são discutidas em relação à noção de sub-grupos.
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