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What did a case study find in premature babies who had massage therapy as opposed to those who did not?
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A study of 40 low-birth-weight babies found that the 20 massaged babies had a 47% greater weight gain per day and stayed in the hospital an average of six days less than 20 infants who did not receive massage.
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How do premature babies benefit from massage therapy?
Premature infants treated with daily massage therapy gain more weight and have shorter hospital stays than infants who are not massaged.
Premature babies are especially likely to gain weight if stimulated by?
Touch and massage
When to start infant massage?
Both premature infants and full-term babies need the relaxation that comes from massaging and moving their limbs and muscles
How does music therapy benefit premature babies?
As a result of music therapy for babies, babies and their parents can have better communication skills with each other. This may be because music helps calm premature babies and their parents. The use of relatives' songs, breathing sounds, and lively rhythms have been found to reduce stress. Music interventions help create bonding time that builds physical engagement and results in positive participation.
How do cocaine-exposed babies react to massage therapy?
Cocaine-exposed, preterm infants given massage three times daily for a 10 day period showed significant improvement.
How many premature babies are born each year?
937 Premature babies are born each year
What problems can premature babies have?
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Does diet soda can cause premature babies?
It hasn't been proven that drinking diet soda causes premature babies.
How big is a premature baby?
Weight and size of premature babies varies in regards to how many weeks of gestation, reason why they are premature, genetics, etc. There are so many variables so there is no standard size for premature babies.
Can the dad of the babies mate with the babies?
No this is called in-breeding and it will cause premature babies and they will not live
What is the name for babies that are born early?
Premature
What is the premature babies dr called?
A neonatologist
