PENGARUH PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN BERAT BADAN BAYI

Abstract

Various efforts have been made to increase the normal weight of babies every month. One effective method to increase baby weight is with baby massage procedures and techniques. Baby massage is the oldest and most popular touch therapy known to man. Baby massage includes the art of health care and medicine. The prevalence of underweight in 2018 was 19.6 percent, consisting of 5.7 percent malnutrition and 13.9 percent undernutrition. Purpose of the study: to determine the effect of baby massage on increasing baby weight in Sikalondang Village, Subulussalam City in 2023. Research method: The research method is an experiment with A group pretest-posttest design. Samples were taken using rotational sampling. The number of samples was 17 pregnant women. Data analysis using the Paired T-Test. Research Results: The results of the statistical test showed that P = 0.004 (<0.005), indicates that there is an effect of baby massage on increasing baby weight in Sikalondang Village, Subulussalam City. Where the average weight of the baby before the massage was 5756.47 grams, while the average weight of the baby after the baby massage was 6151.76 grams. So it can be suggested that for the mother of the baby, especially for babies with low body weight, to massage the baby continuously.