INFANT MASSAGE

Introduction: Infant massage has been, for centuries, a tradition for many cultures, but a relatively new technique in the West, imported from India by Dr. Leboyer, who noted its benefits for children. Touch is the first sense we develop, allows us to connect in life from the intrauterine to old age. It is one of the most advanced forms of communication and one of the most powerful. Is made in the skin. Through the massage and skin can make an important stimulus for the baby.

Aimed: Research objective is to determine the effect of massage in the newborn and children, both premature infants and full term, with or without patologies, to receive the massage.

Methods: For the development of the research was conducted the next question, What are the effects of massage on newborn and infant?. After that the study of a group of newborns with or without patologies . Were about 200 newborns and infants were investigated. The study lasted about two years, and all underwent massage with the same frequency.

Results: The results obtained were a better weight gain, better development, neurosensory prolonged periods of alert, increased vagal tone and gastric motility, analgesic effects. Also, better organization of sleep, decrease stress hormones, fewer days of hospitalization and showed a positive interaction with his mother.

Conclusions: We found that infant massage has many benefits for the newborn. Also for mother and their interaction with newborn, especially the attachment, but there are special situations in which it was not effective. This ultimately depends on the newborn.

Keywords: Infant Massage. Newborn. Infant. Pregnant. Pregnancy. Puerperium.

Normal newborn care ☺

The normal newborn care aims to monitor the process of adaptation of the newborn is performed normally and help the mother to understand the characteristics of this period.

Overseeing the process of adaptation involves detection of changes that fall outside the normal range. This requires careful observation of the disturbance and global clinical condition of the newborn.

Newborn care includes at least a special assessment in four stages during the first days of life:

• Immediate attention at birth
• During the transition period (first hours of life)
• To meet about 6 to 24 hours
• Prior to being discharged from hospital with his mother.

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My name is Gabriela Lastra. I am 20 years old. I'm from to Santiago, La Florida. I live with my parents and my brother. I have a pet, it's a yorkshire and its name is Cooky :)

The music is a very important thing in my life. My favorite music is the Rock, and my favorite group is "The beatles", but I listen all types of music.

My favorite food is a pizza and chinesse food. I don't do sports, but I love football, my favorite team is "Universidad de Chile". 

I study obstetrics in the Universidad de Chile, this is my second year. Obstetric was my second option, the nurse was my first option, but for now I'm very happy with the curse.
 

I met many important people in the university. I love my friends! 

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