Elmira, New York -- Yesterday morning, plastered all over the local news was the story of yet another young mother who has been charged with the murder of her 1 1/2-month-old baby girl.

A woman, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of her baby girl.

The felony complaint says the woman:

"...created a grave risk of death to Kenya Payne by holding her hand over the infant's face in an attempt to prevent the infant from crying and thereby caused the death of Kenya Payne who was then less than two months of age."

Police responded to a call at 5 a.m. Sunday morning regarding a report of an unresponsive infant. When the police arrived, they found the baby not breathing. All attempts to resuscitate the baby failed and she was pronounced dead at the hospital. Autopsy reports are due in today.

Less than two weeks ago, on November 16, another woman was charged with the murder of her 2-month-old son. According to court documents, the baby was smothered with a pillow.

As WETM-TV reports:

"At about 3 am Friday morning Elmira Police, Elmira Fire, and Erway Ambulance was called to 438 Broadway. When they arrived they found an unresponsive child. The baby boy was taken to Arnot Ogden for treatment, but he was pronounced dead."

At this point, it's not known if the autopsy report is in yet on Tysere's cause of death, as there seems to be a difference of opinion between the woman's lawyer and the District Attorney's office in this regard.

Two young mothers. Two dead babies. We have to wonder why; what drove them to the breaking point? Was it unintentional? Was it done out of anger or frustration? Are these mothers suffering with depression? Or maternal stress disorders?

The statistics are also pretty ugly: In America, mothers are responsible for most child abuse cases where the infant or child dies.

Court TV reports:

"[The]National Incidence of Child Abuse and Neglect report numbers as high as 78 per cent, and according to Dr. Joseph Deltito, a professor of psychiatry at the New York Medical College."

Court TV also reports:

"Often they claim to be victims of a range of disorders from postpartum depression to post traumatic stress to outright psychosis, and they're supported by a wealth of mental health agencies and social groups. Some go so far as to say that society is responsible."

Two names: Susan Smith and Andrea Yates made national news in 1994 and 2001 when they killed their children. In either case, little if any remorse was ever shown over what they had done.

Are young mothers becoming so detached from their emotions and becoming unable to bond with their babies?

Recently, we also had the Baby Grace story that has torn at our emotions. Even her own death was enough to anger us and make us wonder "why?"

So many questions with no real answers. Even if we could understand why these women kill their babies, is there a way we could stop this epidemic?

If you knew why a mother killed her baby, would you feel sorry for her? Would it change how you felt about the murder of a baby or child?