Preterm infant weight gain is increased by massage therapy and exercise via different underlying mechanisms
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Stable preterm infants gain more weight and sleep less after five days of massage therapy.
OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of 5 days of massage therapy on the weight gain and sleep/wake behavior of hospitalized stable preterm infants. METHODS Massage therapy (body stroking/passive limb movement for three 15-minute periods per day) was provided to 16 preterm neonates (mean gestational age, 30.1 weeks; mean birth weight, 1359 g), and their weight gain, formula intake, kilocalories, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Early Human Development
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0378-3782
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.01.009