Massage to promote fetal growth and development of clinical observation.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Massage to promote fetal growth and development of clinical observation [Keywords:] massage fetal growth and development of clinical observation Baby massage is a long history of health care technology, health care workers or parents of infants through the non-specific parts of the skin subjected to gentle touch, the surface receptors can stimulate the body to adjust the function of the cerebral cortex and the organ to keep fit Exercise, good for baby growth and development, improve the immune reaction and promote feelings between mother and child [1]. To investigate the growth and development of newborn infants of touch on the role of maternity hospital for the newborns to touching to observe the growth and development, the desired effect. 1 Clinical data March 2008 40 cases of normal childbirth obstetrics newborn, were not any complications, my mother had no medical history. Randomly divided into the massage group and control group, 20 cases in each group 10 males and 10 females, born The average body weight was 3 000 g, 3 150 g, 42 d after birth, all the back to the Branch growth and development within the test observation. two basic birth in Table 1. Table 1, the basic situation of birth groups (slightly 2 Results 42 d after birth, massage group than the control group average infant weight gain 420 g, increased length 2 cm. Touching infants with 1 case of 42 d without a cold, cough, no neonatal jaundice, and response flexibility (Table 2). Massage have a sense of satisfaction after the baby, quieter, less crying. In 20 infants a massage during a massage the first 40% of babies crying disturbed the beginning, but as the massage continues, most babies can quietly accept the massage, showing satisfaction, only 5% of infants more than the crying stopped massage, massage the next day the baby crying on the rare performance. After a massage after the children fall asleep more easily, sleep relatively stable, sleep-wake rhy