Effect of massaging babies on mothers: Pilot study on the changes in mood states and salivary cortisol level

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 181-185

  Fujita, Megumi ^a   Endoh, Yumiko ^a   Saimon, Naomi ^a   Yamaguchi, Sanae ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIYAGI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baby massage; Mothers; POMS; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MASSAGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SECRETION;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MASSAGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA;

EID: 33745728290     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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