Registration at the antenatal clinic in the early stages of pregnancy as one of the measures to prevent infanticide

Introduction. Under examination is domestic and foreign experience in preventing murders of a newborn child by the mother. The aim is to reveal the causes and propose measures to prevent killing of a newborn child by a mother. Materials, Results and Discussion. There is a high latency rate of neonaticide. Factors influencing the commission of infanticide have been identified, including reluctance to make the fact of pregnancy public, failure to register at the antenatal clinic in the early stages of pregnancy, as well as a reduction in primary health care. The need for comprehensive development of measures aimed at increasing the number of pregnant women registered in antenatal clinics in the early stages of pregnancy is substantiated. Conclusions. One of the characteristic features of the crimes under study is that those convicted of committing them did not register with the antenatal clinic. It is stated that the medicalization of human reproduction has a positive effect on the prevention of infanticide. An effective measure to prevent these crimes is the work aimed at increasing the number of pregnant women registered at the antenatal clinic in the early stages of pregnancy. However, monetary incentives for this measure alone will not allow achieving the desired results. Social advertising on the importance of registering in the early stages of pregnancy should be developed. A hypothesis is put forward about the need to legally consolidate the obligation to register with an antenatal clinic in the early stages of pregnancy and administrative liability for non-performance.