Research
Research specific to the benefits of infant massage has been ongoing since the mid-1970’s. This research has been conducted at various institutes and with infants with a variety of different circumstances, such as prematurity, exposure to drug use in utero, infants experiencing motor problems, and more. All of these categories of babies benefited from the nurturing touch of infant massage. See the following researchers.
Gene Anderson |
T. Berry Brazelton |
Tiffany Field |
Stanley I. Greenspan |
Dr. Harry Harlow |
Marshall Klaus |
Ashley Montagu |
Bruce D. Perry |
Dr Ruth Rice |
Saul Schanberg |
Dr Allan N. Schore |
Dr Alan Sroufe |
Edward Z. Tronick
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