Sara West : Case of Utah In 2001 , the nation watched as Andrea Yates , by all accounts a loving mother , was arrested in the killings of her five children after drowning them in a bathtub . mom accused of killing her babies recalls 2001 Rebecca Yates case . She made public shocked by such accusations , always asking how mothers could kill their children . West : Expert identified five reasons , including spousal abuse , acute psychosis . Prevention is hard , but mental heath treatment can help , she says .
Sara West : Case of Utah mom accused of killing her babies recalls 2001 Rebecca Yates case . She made public shocked by such accusations , always asking how mothers could kill their children . West : Expert identified five reasons , including spousal abuse , acute psychosis . Prevention is hard , but mental heath treatment can help , she says .