This narrative review summarizes research on three forms of touch that have enhanced
development and well-being. These include social touch, CT touch, and massage therapy …

Receiving touch is of critical importance, as many studies have shown that touch promotes
mental and physical well-being. We conducted a pre-registered (PROSPERO …

Introduction Neonates who undergo painful medical procedures should be given analgesics
to reduce future adverse risks. The evidence for massage therapy (MT) as an analgesic …

The biological embedding of early life stress exposure may result in life‐long
neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants. Infants hospitalized in the neonatal …

Background Various non-pharmacologic methods are used to alleviate pain in preterm
infants who spend their first days in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) because they are …

Background and objectives Anxiety affects various body systems, which leads to an increase
in respiratory rate, heart rate, blood pressure, and myocardial oxygen demand. The aim of …

Introduction Receiving touch is of critical importance for human well-being. A number of
studies have shown that touch promotes mental and physical health. However, effect sizes …

Objetivo: Apresentar as diretrizes de estimulação sensório-motora para recém-nascidos e
lactentes em unidade de terapia intensiva., Métodos: Trata-se de um método de …

Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the efficacy of massage therapy and
kinesitherapy on the anthropometric development of hospitalized preterm infants applied by …

Objective The main objective of this article is to define perceptions of health care
professionals regarding current use of sensory-based interventions in the neonatal intensive …