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Pregnancy massage reduces prematurity, low birthweight and postpartum depression.

Abstract
Pregnant women diagnosed with major depression were given 12 weeks of twice per week massage therapy by their significant other or only standard treatment as a control group. The massage therapy group women versus the control group women not only had reduced depression by the end of the therapy period, but they also had reduced depression and cortisol levels during the postpartum period. Their newborns were also less likely to be born prematurely and low birthweight, and they had lower cortisol levels and performed better on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment habituation, orientation and motor scales.
AuthorsTiffany Field, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Osvelia Deeds, Barbara Figueiredo
JournalInfant behavior & development (Infant Behav Dev) Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pg. 454-60 (Dec 2009) ISSN: 1934-8800 [Electronic] United States
PMID19646762 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Hydrocortisone
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anger (physiology)
  • Anxiety (psychology)
  • Back Pain (complications)
  • Depression, Postpartum (prevention & control, psychology)
  • Depressive Disorder, Major (psychology, therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone (blood)
  • Infant Behavior
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Massage
  • Pregnancy (physiology, psychology)
  • Prenatal Care
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Sleep Wake Disorders (complications)
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Stress, Psychological (psychology)
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult

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