What is a baby massage? What are the benefits?
The benefits of baby massage that contributes to both the mental and physical development of the baby Physiotherapist Lecturer. See. Gulsah Konakoglu told us.
MASSAGE AFFECTS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
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Massage is an application that positively affects the physical and mental development of the baby. It is also a relaxation technique. Massage provides an advantage for the baby to cope with the difficulties it will face in the growth process in terms of gaining relaxation ability. Therefore, it is one of the most valuable gifts that can be given to him in the first days of his life.
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Ensures pain reduction
Colic which can occur in the first months of infants, causing pain, restlessness and crying attacks that do not go away; while creating discomfort in infants, parents, stress, symptoms of depression and excessive inability, leads to the development of feelings such as helplessness. In a study conducted in our country, massage was found to help reduce the attacks in infants who had colic attacks. Again, the results of a study conducted in our country showed that massaged babies had higher body weight and height increases than non-babies, and that massage application might have the potential to increase growth in babies.
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3 times a week, 15 minutes
He showed that premature babies, who were massaged three times a week for fifteen minutes, gained weight by 47 percent faster than non-massaged babies. Recent studies have shown that infant massage strengthens mother-to-infant communication, increases seratonin levels, reduces stress hormone levels, regulates baby's sleep, promotes weight gain, and improves motor development and coordination.
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