Newborns of depressed mothers who received moderate versus light pressure massage during pregnancy

Tiffany Field; Maria Hernandez-Reif; Miguel Diego

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2005.07.004

Newborns of depressed mothers who received moderate versus light pressure massage during pregnancy

Tiffany Field, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Miguel Diego

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Abstract

Sixty-four neonates (M age = 6.8 days) of depressed mothers who received moderate pressure massage versus light pressure massage therapy during pregnancy (month 5 through month 8) were compared on their behaviors during 15-min observations and on their performance on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale. The group of neonates whose mothers received moderate pressure massage spent a greater percent of the observation time smiling and vocalizing, and they received better scores on the orientation, motor, excitability, and depression clusters of the Brazelton scale.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	54-58
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infant Behavior and Development
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2005.07.004
State	Published - Jan 2006

Keywords

Depressed mothers
Newborns
Pregnancy massage

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Developmental and Educational Psychology

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