Risk factors for shaken baby syndrome include:

a. stressful life events
b. gender with women mostly responsible
c. multiple births within a family
d. age of parents, especially elder parents


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A Correct: Risk factors for shaken baby syndrome include stressful life events such as social, physical or financial problems.
B Incorrect: Men are mostly responsible for SBS and deaths attributed to SBS.
C Incorrect: Multiple births within a family are not risk factors for SBS.
D Incorrect: Elder parents are not a risk factor for any type of abuse. Instead caregivers who abuse their children tend to be young.

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