The aim of this paper is to examine how post-natal massage affects the mother-child relationship by improving interaction and mutual responsiveness. The project took place in Padua and was divided into four one-hour meetings, in which mothers were taught the massage techniques. They were attended by six dyads with children between 4 and 6 months old and videotaped in the first, third and last meeting to monitor the developments of the interaction and see the effects of massage on the report. During the succession of meetings, there was a general improvement in the dyads’ dynamics and this research we chose to study the couple that got better results to analyze how the intervention of massage can be a support for the mother and baby. The results lead us to think that, if applied regularly, massage can actually help the mothers and improve the quality of the well-being of the dyad.
Development of infant massage: single case study
SIMONELLI, ALESSANDRA
2014
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine how post-natal massage affects the mother-child relationship by improving interaction and mutual responsiveness. The project took place in Padua and was divided into four one-hour meetings, in which mothers were taught the massage techniques. They were attended by six dyads with children between 4 and 6 months old and videotaped in the first, third and last meeting to monitor the developments of the interaction and see the effects of massage on the report. During the succession of meetings, there was a general improvement in the dyads’ dynamics and this research we chose to study the couple that got better results to analyze how the intervention of massage can be a support for the mother and baby. The results lead us to think that, if applied regularly, massage can actually help the mothers and improve the quality of the well-being of the dyad.
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