Abstract
Nutritional status influencing child optimal growth and development will influence the quality of adult human resources. Baby massage and spa is a holistic care therapy. The aim was to analyze effectiveness of baby massage and spa to increase weight on malnutrition. This research used experimental method, by dividing the sample into 3 groups. Interventions were performed for 5 days in 1 week with a 30-minute for baby massage and added 20–25 minutes for baby spa within 6 weeks. Subjects were assessed for pre and post-intervention weight gain to determine weight gain. Data analysis used t-paired test and continued one way anova test. T-test analysis showed there was influence of baby massage on weight gain (p 0.005). In conclusion, baby massage and baby spa can be used as an alternative management of malnutrition.
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