The Effects of Massage by Mothers on Mother-Infant Attachment.

Conclusion • Massage given to premature neonates by their mothers on a daily basis can promote and maintain emotional attachment between the mother and her infant. The findings of the present study can be used to investigate the effects of other family members massaging newborns on the emotional attachment between them. PMID: 29101776 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29101776?dopt=Abstract

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - November 4, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Shoghi M, Sohrabi S, Rasouli M Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research