THE EFFECT OF INFANT MASSAGE ON THE BOUNDING BETWEEN MOTHERS AND INFANTS AGED 1 – 24 MONTHS IN SEMEN SUB-DISTRICT VILLAGE DISTRICT KEDAK

Abstract

Baby massage is oldest touch therapy and most popular which is known byhuman. Baby massage is done almost around the world for along time including inIndonesian, and it is inherited from generation to generation. Scientifically massage is given to stimulushormone in the body. The purpose of this research todetermine effect of baby massage to bounding between mothers and baby (1–24 months) at BPM Ms. Puji Warianti, Amd.Keb.Design used in this research was quasi experimental pretest-posttest design with 30 respondens. The independent variable was giving of baby massage and than dependent variable was bounding between mothers and baby. The analysisused statistic test Chi Square test with standard of significance 0.05.Result ofresearchshows that before giving baby massage therapy was have bad bounding, after given baby massage was have good bounding. Statistical test result show that the bounding obtained theρ=0.000 < α=0.05 so H0 is accepted and Ha is refused.Based on the result above therewas the effect of baby massage to bounding between mothers and baby (1-24 months). Massage can be done byeveryone, but baby massage was best done by parents themselves, especially in the firstyear life, because the stimulus was given can strenghed the emotional bond between parent and baby.