Well babies can suddenly die in other ways too, whereas shaking baby syndrome requires there to be shaking of the baby.
No. The type of shaking in an earthquake is not the same as the type needed to cause shaken baby syndrome.
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.
If the mother smoked while pregnancy it leads to infant death syndrome.
No!!
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
Anabaptists were against infant baptism
Helmut Althoff has written: 'Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)' -- subject(s): Sudden infant death syndrome