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Massage improves sleep in infants with low birth weight.(Clinical report)

Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society

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Kelmanson I, Adulas E. Massage therapy and sleep behaviour in infants born with low birth weight. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 2006;12(3):200-205.

Why Was This Study Conducted?

This study was conducted to evaluate how massage therapy affects the sleep behaviour of infants born with a low birth weight (LBW).

What Were The Parameters Of This Study?

Fifty infants (22 boys, 28 girls) born with a birth weight of < 2,500 g were enrolled into the study at 2 months old. Of these, 41 (19 boys, 22 girls) were born light at pre-term with a gestational age of < 36 weeks. Nine infants (3 boys, 6 girls) were born light at full term.…

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