Massage Therapy Improves Behavior in Neonates Born to HIV-Positive Mothers

Massage Therapy Improves Behavior in Neonates Born to HIV-Positive Mothers

Assigned randomly 28 neonates born to HIV-positive mothers to a massage therapy or control group. The treatment infants were given three 15-minute massages daily for 10 days. The massaged group showed superior performance on almost every Brazelton newborn cluster score and had a greater daily weight...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1996-12, Vol.21 (6), p.889-897
Hauptverfasser: Scafidi, Frank, Field, Tiffany
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AIDS/HIV
Child of Impaired Parents
HIV Infections
HIV-positive mothers
Humans
immune tactile
Infant Behavior
Infant, Newborn - growth & development
Infant, Newborn - psychology
Massage - standards
massage therapy
Multivariate Analysis
neonates
Neuropsychological Tests
Weight Gain
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Zusammenfassung:Assigned randomly 28 neonates born to HIV-positive mothers to a massage therapy or control group. The treatment infants were given three 15-minute massages daily for 10 days. The massaged group showed superior performance on almost every Brazelton newborn cluster score and had a greater daily weight gain at the end of the treatment period unlike the control group who showed declining performance.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/21.6.889