What are the benefits of massage for newborns?

Studies on the effects of massage in newborns draw attention to the following positive effects;

-Increase in sleep quality, fewer awakenings during sleep, easy falling sleep

-Increase in neuromotor development, decrease in stress level

-More emotional binding

-A significant increase in gastric movements after the massage,

-Feeding into the systemic circulation by absorption,

-Ease in weight gain

-Adjusting the skin temperature by reducing heat dissipation from the skin surface

-Improving skin texture by removing dead skin cells and preventing dry skin and cracking

-Improving skin barrier functions

-Reducing energy consumption and thus ensuring better growth

-Massaging along with physical activity strengthens the bone

-Reduction in hospital infections

Their massage environment should have a soft light, warm temperature, and low noise level. Massages should be performed between meals (45 min-1 hours to prevent vomiting)

People with cardiac disease should not be given massages.