TY - JOUR
T1 - Massage therapy facilitates mother-infant interaction in premature infants
AU - Ferber, Sari Goldstein
AU - Feldman, Ruth
AU - Kohelet, David
AU - Kuint, Jacob
AU - Dollberg, Shaul
AU - Arbel, Eliana
AU - Weller, Aron
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Preterm infants (n = 51) received massage therapy in the NICU by their mothers or a female researcher, or no massage (controls). At 3 months, mothers of massaged infants were less intrusive, interactions were more reciprocal, and treated infants were more socially involved compared to controls.
AB - Preterm infants (n = 51) received massage therapy in the NICU by their mothers or a female researcher, or no massage (controls). At 3 months, mothers of massaged infants were less intrusive, interactions were more reciprocal, and treated infants were more socially involved compared to controls.
KW - Massage therapy
KW - Mother-infant interaction
KW - Preterm infants
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=13844297648&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2004.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.infbeh.2004.07.004
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AN - SCOPUS:13844297648
SN - 0163-6383
VL - 28
SP - 74
EP - 81
JO - Infant Behavior and Development
JF - Infant Behavior and Development
IS - 1
ER -