Effect of massage stimulation on weight gain in full term infants

Background Massage is a tactile/kinesthetic stimulation with biochemical and physiological effects on the body. Newborn infant massage stimulation given by mothers may promote maternal-infant bonding and attachment, enhance infant weight gain and stimulate the production of breast milk. There have b...

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Main Authors: Nyoman Nursari Dewi, Soetjiningsih Soetjiningsih, Endy Paryanto Prawirohartono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 2011-08-01
Series:Paediatrica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/867