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2. R educing Prematurity

Study 1 Pregnant women benefit from massage therapy

Study 2 Massage therapy effects on depressed preg nant women

Study 3 Fetal activity following stimulation of the m other?s abdomen, feet and hands

3. Enhancing Growth and Development

Study 1 Stable preterm infants gain more wei ght and sleep less after five days of massage therapy

Study 2 Vag al activity, gastric motility and weight gain in massaged preterm neonat es

Study 3 Massage therapy by parents improves early growth and d evelopment

Study 4 Sleep problems in infants decrease following m assage therapy

4. Increasing Attentiveness
< BR>Study 1 Massage enhances congnitive performance in normal infants

Study 2 Preschooler?s cognitive performance improves following massa ge

Study 3 Autism symptoms decrease following massage therapy

Study 4 Massage therapy improves mood and behaviour of students wit h attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Study 5 Massage thera