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By Megann Sauer, MD and Megan Brockel
MD
Updated March 2007 by Amy Kinkel, MD
The purpose of this web page will focus on massage therapy and its application with preterm newborns. This site will give an overview of
massage therapy and additionally focus on recent studies that look at massage
therapy and preterm newborns. These studies suggest a possible benefit
from massage therapy for preterm newborns with respect to greater weight gain
and development. These studies also point to the possibility of shorter
stays in the transitional care nursery for newborns that received massage
therapy.
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