EFEKTIVITAS PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP KENAIKAN BERAT BADAN BAYI DAN KUALITAS TIDUR BAYI USIA 6-12 BULAN

Abstract

Baby massage is useful for increasing the baby's concentration and making the baby sleep soundly. In addition to massage babies, increase milk production, and increase endurance. Based on the results of interviews with  20 mothers who had babies 6-12 months whose baby massage had been carried out, the average mother stated that there was an effect of increased appetite and good sleep quality in infants with data on weight gain in KMS. The research method used pre-experimental design, with the type of pre test and post test one group design and the results of this study were to use the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test p = 0.005, there was the effectiveness of baby massage on baby weight gain and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test p = 0.025 There is effectiveness in the quality of sleep for infants aged 6-12 months