1Lecturer, Department of Midwifery at Bangkalan, Health Polytechnic of Surabaya
Nutritional status influencing child optimal growth and development will influence the quality of adult human resources. Baby massage and spa is a holistic care therapy. The aim was to analyze effectiveness of baby massage and spa to increase weight on malnutrition. This research used experimental method, by dividing the sample into 3 groups. Interventions were performed for 5 days in 1 week with a 30-minute for baby massage and added 20–25 minutes for baby spa within 6 weeks. Subjects were assessed for pre and post-intervention weight gain to determine weight gain. Data analysis used t-paired test and continued one way anova test. T-test analysis showed there was influence of baby massage on weight gain (p <0.005), there was influence of Baby Spa on weight gain (p <0.005), there was difference of weight gain in control group to Baby spa group and Baby Massage group (p <0.005), but there was no difference in weight gain in the group of baby massage and baby spas (p> 0.005). In conclusion, baby massage and baby spa can be used as an alternative management of malnutrition.
Baby massage, baby spa, weight gain, malnutrition
