Risk factors for the development of MAS include:

1. being postterm.
2. a mother who is hypertensive.
3. a mother who is toxemic.
4. being the first twin born.
a. 1, 4
b. 2, 3
c. 2, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3

D
Risk factors for the development of MAS include, but are not limited to, the fetus being postterm (or full-term) and the mother being hypertensive or toxemic. MAS is not directly related to the first twin (or second twin) born.

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