Well babies can suddenly die in other ways too, whereas shaking baby syndrome requires there to be shaking of the baby.
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
The face of a down syndrome infant is symetrical.
SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome
The cause of the brain, neck, and spine damage that can result from shaken baby syndrome is brute force. The violent shaking of a baby by a much stronger adult conveys a tremendous amount of energy to the infant.
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If the mother smoked while pregnancy it leads to infant death syndrome.
Generally, an infant's eye sight and senses are very limited so that it cannot tell the difference between identical twins. Infants can only tell close family members.
The eyes can also be damaged by the explosive energy of shaking. Retinal damage occur in 50-80% of cases. The damage can be so severe as to permanently blind an infant.
An infant is that period between birth and when the infant is able to sit/stand up with help. A child is a broader term that includes the infant period till it is able to perform activities without help.
an adult is over 18 old, an infant is under 2 years
Helmut Althoff has written: 'Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)' -- subject(s): Sudden infant death syndrome
Anabaptists were against infant baptism