Effect Of Baby Massage Research Articles

Pengaruh Pijat Bayi terhadap Peningkatan Berat Badan

Indicator of child growth is weight. At the age of 1-3 months is a period of rapid growth, so it is necessary to maintain a baby's weight according to age. Touch therapy or massage is one of technique that combines the physical benefits of human touch with emotional benefits such as bounding and increasing weight. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of infant massage on weight gain in infants aged 1-3 months in the work area of the Sangurara Health Center in Palu. This type of research was a Quasi-experimental design with pretest and Posttest control group design. The sample in this study was 30 months old infants as many as 30 infants with sampling technique consecutive sampling. Data analysis used test Chi-square with a confidence level of 95% (α = 0.05). The results show that babies who were massaged had more weight gain, which was 24.07%, while babies who were not massaged had a weight gain of 18.28%. This is evidenced by the value of p value: 0.03 (p.value≤0.05). In conclusion, there was the effect of Baby Massage on Increased Body Weight. Suggestions for researchers for health workers to socialize and suggest baby massage to reduce the case of BGM weight (Under the Red Line) in infants.

Effects of Baby Massage on Parenting Stress and Attachment in Premature

Effects of Baby Massage on Parenting Stress and Attachment in Premature

Pengaruh Pijat Bayi terhadap Peningkatan Berat Badan

Indicator of child growth is weight. At the age of 1-3 months is a period of rapid growth, so it is necessary to maintain a baby's weight according to age. In the Sangurara Community Health Center work area, the second highest case of weight (BGM) was recorded with 30 babies. Touch therapy or massage is one technique that combines the physical benefits of human touch with emotional benefits such as bounding and increasing weight.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of infant massage on weight gain in infants aged 1-3 months in the work area of the Sangurara Health Center in Palu City. Palu City. This type of research is a Quasi-experimental design with pretest and Posttest control group design. The sample in this study were 30 months old infants as many as 30 infants with sampling technique consecutive sampling. Data analysis using test Chi-square with a confidence level of 95% (α = 0.05). The results showed that babies who were massaged had more weight gain, which was 24.07%, while babies who were not massaged had a weight gain of 18.28%. This is evidenced by the value of p value: 0.03 (p.value≤0.05). In conclusion, there is the effect of Baby Massage on Increased Body Weight. Suggestions for researchers for health workers to socialize and suggest baby massage to reduce the case of BGM weight (Under the Red Line) in infants.