The Effect of Baby Massage on Improvement Baby Weight

Abstract

The problem experienced by toddlers is that growth disorders in Indonesia have started to emerge from children aged 1-6 months, so that efforts are needed to reduce the rate of growth disorders or to or to increase weight presentation. Increasing body weight is an indicator of infant health that can be used as a benchmark for infant growth. Body weight is the most important anthropometric measure and is most often used in newborns (neonates). One of the treatments that can be done to increase body weight is by giving massage to babies. Baby massage can stimulate the penvernaan hormones insulin and gaselin, so that food absorption becomes better. This causes babies to feel hungry quickly so they eat more often and gain weight. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of infant massage on infant weight gain. The method in this study is a literature review, which tries to explore how the effect of infant massage on infant weight gain. The results in this study indicate that the results of 6 previous studies indicate that there is a significant effect of infant massage on the increase in infant body weight. The conclusion in this study is that massage in infants can increase the baby's weight. This is because the massage that is carried out regularly on babies is used to massage the legs, stomach, chest, hands, back, and stretching movements can increase the baby's weight. The massage will cause nerve action potential that stimulates the vagus nerve.

Baby Massage is Useful in Stunting Prevention

“…The effect of massage on babies will increase appetite and facilitate the enzyme and hormone systems in the body, making it easier to absorb food essences. This research is also in accordance with several previous studies that stated that baby massages performed on small-weight babies, whether pre-term babies or babies with a body weight below standard, can increase body weight (Fatmawati et al, 2021;. Previous research has not produced findings on how often massage is given to babies, which can increase body weight (Fatmawati et al, 2021;Hasanah et al, 2019;Sutarmi et al, 2022).…”

“…This research is also in accordance with several previous studies that stated that baby massages performed on small-weight babies, whether pre-term babies or babies with a body weight below standard, can increase body weight (Fatmawati et al, 2021;. Previous research has not produced findings on how often massage is given to babies, which can increase body weight (Fatmawati et al, 2021;Hasanah et al, 2019;Sutarmi et al, 2022). Meanwhile, in this current study, it was found that weight gain began to occur in the second week of the baby massage process, and there was an increase every week from the baby massage process.…”

The Effectiveness of Baby Massage in Stunting Prevention: Study Based on Body Length Gain in Infants aged 0–3 Months

“…The weight gain of the treatment group was better than the control. Research by Fatmawati et al (2021) concluded that baby massage significantly affects infant weight [21]. Research by Ulfa et al (2020) suggests that baby massage is 3-20% effective in increasing the weight of low birth weight babies [22].…”

Pelatihan Pijat Bayi Sehat pada Kader Kesehatan di Loli Kecamatan Banawa Kabupaten donggala

“…Pijat bayi adalah gerakan menggosok secara perlahan dan lembut pada seluruh tubuh bayi mulai dari kaki, perut, dada, wajah, tangan dan punggung bayi (Saputro & Bahiya, 2021). Pijat bayi dapat memberikan efek terhadap fungsi normal tubuh melalui stimulasi pada sistem saraf, pembuluh darah, pencernaan dan metabolisme tubuh (Fatmawati, Zulfiana, & Pratiwi, 2021).…”