The Effect of Massage on Preterm Babies

"Hands will be washed with hand soap and rubbed with disinfectant before the procedure.~* The head of the bed is raised by 30°-45° in the incubator.~* The baby is placed face down.~* Vaseline is applied to the hands.~* The 15 minute session will consist of three 5 minute phases. Phase 1 will be tactile stimulation phase, Phase 2 will be kinesthetic stimulation and Phase 3 will be I Love You technique.~* In the tactile stimulation phase, the infant is turned to the prone position and a stroking motion (12 strokes in approximately 5 seconds) will be applied with moderate pressure in 1-minute intervals, from the top of the head to the neck and back to the top of the head, from the neck to the shoulder, from the neck to the shoulder, from the upper back to the waist and back to the upper back, from the thigh to the foot and both legs, from the shoulder to the hand and from both arms to the shoulder.~* In the kinesthetic stimulation phase, the infant is placed in the supine position and eac"