Your Childrens Health

Baby massage can be started as early as the day a baby is born. However, special care must be taken to avoid touching the navel area until the umbilical cord stump has fallen off. This normally happens from between four to seven days after delivery.
Research has shown that premature babies receive tremendous benefits from baby massage.
When premature babies receive routine care in hospital their pulse rates increase and their oxygen levels decrease, indicating distress. However, when they are massaged, the opposite occurs: their pulse rates come down and their oxygen levels rise. This would indicate that premature babies find massage calming and soothing.

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