Abstract
Abstract: Very young infants were given a bath with or without lavender-scented bath oil. The mothers in the lavender bath oil group were more relaxed, smiled and touched their infants more during the bath. Their infants looked at them a greater percentage of the bath time and cried less and spent more time in deep sleep after bath. The cortisol levels of this group of mothers and infants significantly decreased, confirming the behavioral data showing increased relaxation of the mothers and their infants. These findings support a body of research showing the relaxing and sleep-inducing properties of lavender aroma.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 399-401 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Early Human Development |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2008 |
Keywords
- Cortisol
- Lavender
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health