Dieter John N I, Field Tiffany, Hernandez-Reif Maria, Emory Eugene K, Redzepi Mercedes
Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2003 Sep;28(6):403-11. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg030.
To examine the effects of 5 days of massage therapy on the weight gain and sleep/wake behavior of hospitalized stable preterm infants.
Massage therapy (body stroking/passive limb movement for three 15-minute periods per day) was provided to 16 preterm neonates (mean gestational age, 30.1 weeks; mean birth weight, 1359 g), and their weight gain, formula intake, kilocalories, stooling, and sleep/wake behavior were compared with a group of 16 control infants (mean gestational age, 31.1 weeks; mean birth weight, 1421 g).
The massage group averaged 53% greater daily weight gain than the control group. The massage group spent less time sleeping at the end of 5 treatment days than the control group and more time in the drowsy state.
Healthy, low-risk preterm infants gained more weight and slept less with just 5 days of massage, in contrast to 10 days in previous studies. Results support the continued use of massage as a cost-effective therapy for medically stable preterm infants.
研究为期5天的按摩疗法对住院稳定型早产婴儿体重增加及睡眠/觉醒行为的影响。
对16名早产新生儿（平均胎龄30.1周；平均出生体重1359克）进行按摩疗法（每天分三个时段，每次15分钟进行全身抚摸/被动肢体活动），并将他们的体重增加情况、配方奶摄入量、千卡摄入量、排便情况以及睡眠/觉醒行为与16名对照婴儿（平均胎龄31.1周；平均出生体重1421克）进行比较。
按摩组每日体重增加平均值比对照组高53%。在5天的治疗结束时，按摩组婴儿的睡眠时间比对照组少，处于嗜睡状态的时间比对照组多。
健康、低风险的早产婴儿仅接受5天按摩，体重增加更多且睡眠减少，与之前研究中的10天按摩疗程不同。研究结果支持继续将按摩作为一种对病情稳定的早产婴儿具有成本效益的治疗方法。
