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Preterm Infant Massage Increases Vagal Activity and Gastric Motility
posted:3/23/2009
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Preterm infant massage is consistently associated with increases in vagal activity and gastric motility, which may underlie the effects of massage therapy on preterm infant weight gain,
The full research report of “Preterm Infant Massage Increases Vagal Activity and Gastric Motility,” ran in the print edition of MASSAGE Magazine's March 2008 issue.
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