FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE JOURNAL OF NURSING-FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HEMSIRELIK DERGISI, cilt.13, sa.54, ss.35-52, 2005 (ESCI, TRDizin)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of regular baby massage on growing and mental and motor development of healthy term babies. Type Of Study: Experimental. Data Collection Methods and Date: The group of the research includes totally 104 healthy and term newborns (of which 52 is in control and 52 is in experimental group) who born in Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Gynecology and Obstetry Clinic between June 2001 and October 2002, and taking service for Healthy Child Ambulatory Clinic in same hospital and their mothers who comply with criterions of case select.