Infanticide and abortion in early modern Germany / Margaret Brannan Lewis.

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

xii, 204 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index.

Introduction -- The baby in the pig sty: defining the crime -- "Such barbarous mothers there are these days:" a growing problem -- Beware the kinderfresser: violence toward children in print culture -- "The child was fresh and perfect:" the influence of experts -- "Sighs of the poor sinner:" sensationalism and enlightenment -- Conclusion.