The Effect Of Baby Massage Toward Baby Sleep Pattern: A Quasy Experiment Study

Abstract

Sleep provides a positive effect for the development of the baby because it can stimulate the growth of the baby’s brain. This study aims to identify the effect of baby massage toward baby sleep patterns. The researchquasy experiments with a sample number of 33 babies. The sampling technique used total sampling with data analysis t-dependent test and Mc Nemar test.The resultsin the sleeping position of babies before and after the massage where the time needed for the baby to fall asleep = 18.33 minutes (p value = 0.001), the total sleep for babies in 24 hours = 13.36 hours (p value = 0.008), the number of hours of sleep for infants at night = 9.78 hours (p value = 0.015), the frequency of babies waking at night = 3 times (p value = 0.008), and the majority of babies waking up did not cry (p value = 0.000). The results of this study prove that baby massage has an effect on baby’s sleep patterns. Therefore it is important for midwifery officers to inform and teach baby massage techniques to the baby’s parents so that it helps in overcoming the baby’s sleep problems.


Keywords: Baby massage; baby’s brain; baby sleep pattern

References
[1] Roesli. Pedoman pijat bayi. Jakarta: Trubus Agriwidya; 2006.

[2] Subakti Y. Keajaiban pijat bayi & balita. Jakarta: PT. Wahyu Media; 2009.

[3] Graham J, Schaefer CE. Panduan sehat dan bijak menidurkan bayi. Jakarta: Prestasi Pustaka; 2004.

[4] Prasetyono DS. Teknik-teknik tepat memijat bayi sendiri. Yogjakarta: Diva Press; 2009.

[5] Conny, Tanjung MF, Sekartini R. Masalah tidur pada Anak. Sari Pediatri; 2004.

[6] Widayanti M, Rahayu DE, Suwoyo. Hubungan pijat bayi dengan pola tidur bayi usia 3-6 bulan di BPS ny.nur musiah kota kediri. Malang; 1006.

[7] Asnah NS. Efektifitas pijat bayi terhadap peningkatan berat badan bayi prematur di ruang perinatologi RSU dr pirngadi kota medan. Jakarta : PERINASIA; 2011.

[8] Potter PA, Perry AG. Fundamentals of nursing. 5th ed. St. Louis: Mosby; 2001.

[9] Stirling S. Bayi tidur lelap. Jakarta: Erlangga; 2003.

[10] Roekistiningsih MF, Laviana NL. Pengaruh pemijatan terhadap peningkatan kuantitas tidur bayi usia 4-6 bulan di kelurahan sumbersari kecamatan lowokwaru kota Malang. Malang: FKUB Digital Library; 2008.

[11] Graham., J., Charles E. Schaefer. (2004). Panduan Sehat Dan Bijak Menidurkan Bayi. Jakarta: Prestasi Pustaka.

[12] Heath, A., Nicki, B. (2008). Baby Massage. Jakarta: PT. Dian Rakyat.

[13] A. Farihatun, D. Kania, A. Nurmalasari, and L. Nurliani, “The Effect of Energy Supplements on The Levels of Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Enzymes,” J. Phys. Conf. Ser., vol. 1179, p. 12189, 2019.