: Introduction: Massage therapy for newborns and infants is used as an important care in
varied customs, specially in Indian. But clinical and experimental studies have done only in …

Massage therapy can be used in neonatal intensive care units for premature infants< 37
weeks of gestation, which increase growth parameters with no harmful effectsand help …

Background Preterm infants who leave the intrauterine environment early are deprived of
tactile stimuli. This affects the physical, emotional and social developments of infants and …

Background: Improvement of growth, nutrition and calories intake in neonates is derived by
massage. Methods: This study is a randomized clinical trials settled in Vali-e-Asr Hospital …

Background: Today, with the introduction of surfactant the survival rate of preterm infants
was increased significantly and the researchers are looking to improve growth and …

Background: Every year, about 19 percent of neonates in the world are born with the
complication of low weight which results in mortality during neonatal period and later. One …

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) infants need complementary interventions (eg deep
massage) to promote their growth and development. The present study was done to …

Background: In theory, infant massage is beneficial for improving sleep quality, gross and
fine motor development. Infants aged 3-6 months are able to receive stimulation that may …

Background and Aims: Infant massage could potentially benefit both physiological and
psychological health. This study aims to determine the effect of massage with oils on the …

Background: Massage is one of the applications that has a positive effect on the growth of
premature babies. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of massage on growth in …