PENGARUH PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP PENINGKATAN BERAT BADAN BAYI DI KELURAHAN TOBAT KOTA PADANGSIDIMPUAN TAHUN 2020

Abstract

PROGRAM STUDY OF MIDWIFERY BACHELOR PROGRAM OF FACULTY OF HEALTH, AUFA ROYHAN UNIVERSITY IN PADANGSIDIMPUAN CITY Research Report, August 2020 Asmawati The Effect of Infant Massage on Increasing Baby Weight in the Village of Tobat, Padangsidimpuan City Various attempts are made to increase the weight of a normal baby every month. One of the effective methods to increase baby weight is by using baby massage procedures and techniques. Baby massage is the oldest and most popular touch therapy known to man. Massage encompasses the arts 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 malnutrition. This study aims to determine the effect of infant massage on increasing baby weight in the Tobat Village, Padangsidimpuan City in 2020. The research method is a Quasi Experiment with One group pretest-posttest design. Samples were taken using total sampling. The number of samples was 17 pregnant women. Data analysis using Paired T Test. The research result is P = 0.004. In conclusion, there was an effect of infant massage on increasing baby weight in Tobat Village (p <0.05). It is recommended for mothers, especially babies who are underweight, to do baby massage. Keywords: Infant Massage, Baby Weight Increase Bibliography 28 (2016-2018).