Infant Massage Research 

Infant massage research studies concerning  but not limited to:   premature babies in the neonatal intensive care nursery, touch and infants, developmentally delayed infants, maternal-infant bonding, sleep, adolescent mothers, violence and aggression, cocaine exposed infants and more. If you have other useful references you would like to see included please email to mail@infantmassage.com

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5. Oehler, J. 1985, Feb.  "The Development of the Preterm Infant's Responsiveness to Auditory and Tactile Social Stimuli."  Dissertation Abstracts, Vol.  45(8B).
6. Sperier, J.  1982.  Infant Massage for Developmentally Delayed Babies.   Denver, Colo.:  United Cerebral Palsy Center.
7. Strauss, L. 1982, Apr.  "The Effects of Tactile Stimulation on the Communicative, Social-Emotional, and Motor Behaviors of Deaf-Blind-Mulithandicapped Infants.  Dissertation Abstracts, Vol. 42(10A).
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12. Massage for preterm/low birth-weight infants Size: 94KB, URL:http://www.nichd.nih.gov/cochrane/Vickers/Vickers.htm
    Summary: To determine whether preterm and / or low birth-weight (LBW) infants exposed to massage experience improved weight gain and earlier discharge compared to infants receiving standard care; to determine whether massage has any other beneficial or harmful effect.
13. Adamson Macedo E. Effects of tactile stimulation on low and very low birthweight infants during the first
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126. Polydrug-using adolescent mothers and their infants receiving early intervention.; Adolescence Field, Tiffany M.; Scafidi, Frank; Pickens, Jeffrey; Prodromidis, Margarita; Pelaez-Nogueras, Martha; Torquati, Julia; Wilcox, H; 03-22-1998
127. Responses of preterm infants to unimodal and multimodal sensory intervention.; Pediatric Nursing White-Traut, Rosemary C.; Nelson, Michael N.; Silvestri, Jean M.; Cunningham, Nancy; Patel, Minu; 03-13-1997
128. Neonatal sleep patterns: implications for nursing.; Holistic Nursing Practice Renaud, Michelle T.; 07-01-1996
129. A Pilot Study of Intervention with Adolescent Mothers and Their Children: A Preliminary Examination of Child Outcomes; Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Rebecca R. Fewell; C. Abigail Wheeden; 04-15-1998
130. Health: Touch Early And Often Increasing numbers of parents and doctors decide that massage is good medicine for
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131. Premature babies may just need a massage: rub-downs help asthma, weight gain and sleep; Medical Post; 01-20-1998
132. Bulimic adolescents benefit from massage therapy.; Adolescence Field, Tiffany; Schanberg, Saul; Kuhn, Cynthia; Field, Tory; Fierro, Karen; Henteleff,Tanja; Mueller, Cynthia; Yando, Regina; S; 09-22-1998
133. Imagine the Possibilities! Guided Imagery with Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers.; Pediatric Nursing Ott, Mary Jane;01-01-1996
134. A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Crawling by Blind and Sighted Infants; Re:View SHARON O'MARA MAIDA and LORRAINE MCCUNE; 10-15-1996
135. TOUCHED BY LOVE: Scientists study the importance of physicalcontact for premature infants.; The Dallas Morning News Leslie Barker / Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News; 06-24-1996
136. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT? - MADISON MOTHER FIGHTS TO CHANGE THE WAY HOSPITAL NURSERIES ARE LIT; Wisconsin State Journal By Scott Lautenschlager Wisconsin State Journal; 09-27-1993
137. 'KANGAROO CARE' SAVES LIVES AND MONEY; Africa News Service; 10-26-1999
138. Medical Complications of the Critically III Newborn: A Review for Early Intervention Professionals; Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Theresa C. McNab; James A. Blackman; 01-15-1998
139. Parenting Report: Delivery Room Heroics Who should decide whether to save a premature baby's life--the doctors or the parents?; Parenting ARTHUR ALLEN; 10-01-1999
140. The simple act of touch: Massaging preemies; Jerusalem Post RUTH MASON; 06-24-1998
141. Healing Infant Massage; Newsday THE WASHINGTON POST; 11-10-1998
142. TOUCHED BY LOVE: Scientists study the importance of physical contact for premature infants.; The Dallas Morning News Leslie Barker / Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News; 06-24-1996
143. Massage improves baby's well-being -- U.S. expert; Reuters Mike Cooper; 07-18-1996
144. Touch really does shape your children; The Dallas Morning News Mary Maurer; 06-06-1997
145. Effect of kangaroo care on sleep time for neonates.; Pediatric Nursing Messmer, Patricia R.; Rodriguez, Suzanne; Adams, Jose; Wells-Gentry, Joyce; Washburn, Kathy; Zabaleta, Iganacio; Abreu, Sonia; 07-17-1997
146. Comparing nursing costs for preterm infants receiving conventional vs.developmental care.; Nursing Economics Petryshen, Patricia; Stevens, Bonnie; Hawkins, John; Stewart, Michael; 05-15-1997
147. Providing developmentally supportive care in the newborn intensive care unit: an evolving challenge.(Tenth Anniversary Issue); Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Lawhon, Gretchen; 03-01-1997
148. Neonatal pain: from concept to research questions and a role for the advanced practice nurse.; Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Carlson, Karen L.; Clement, Beth A.; Nash, Patricia; 06-01-1996
149. Providing developmentally supportive care in the newborn intensive care unit: an evolving challenge.(Tenth Anniversary Issue); Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Lawhon, Gretchen; 03-01-1997
150. Neonatal stress reactivity and cortisol.(Endocrine, Metabolic, and Liver Disorders); Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing Peters, Kathrine L.; 03-01-1998
151. Physical contact is not only therapeutic - it can be life-altering, shows new research into . . . The power of TOUCH; USA Weekend TOM McNICHOL; 02-08-1998
152. DISCOVERY: THE MAGIC OF TOUCH MASSAGE'S HEALING POWERS MAKE IT SERIOUS MEDICINE.; Life GEORGE HOWE COLT REPORTING BY ANNE HOLLISTER; 08-01-1997