THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CERIA BABY MASSAGE VIDEO ON BABY WEIGHT GAIN IMPROVEMENT IN 1-2 MONTHS
Abstract
Abstract
One of the mechanisms to increase the volume of breast milk production is by giving exclusive breastfeeding on a regular basis and babies will breastfeed more often if they are stimulated through baby massage stimulation. The purpose of this study to analyze the effectiveness of a ceria baby massage video on increasing baby weight at the age of 1-2 months. The research method used in this study is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental approach with a two-group pretest-posttest research design. Samples were taken by purposive sampling of as many as 30 people. The results of this study showed that ceria baby massage videos were effective in increasing infant weight at the age of 1-2 months (p-value = 0,000) with a value of = 0,05. The touch and movement of baby massage activate the vagus nerve so that food absorption is better. The video for Ceria baby massage has an abbreviation for Mother and Child Bonding Story was made by the researcher herself. Contains stages of baby massage according to operational standards accompanied by songs as a source for baby's parents to do baby massage according to the stages taught.
Keywords: Ceria baby massage video, weight gain, baby of 1-2 month