The Effectiveness of Baby Massage on Weight Gain in 6-Month-Old Babies in Ciawang Village, Lewisari District, Tasikmalaya Regency

Abstract

The golden age is a critical period in growth and development, occurring at the age of 0-12 months. This period is very fast and cannot be repeated. In infancy – toddlers, weight can be used as an indicator of growth rate and nutrition in children. Data in Ciawang Village shows that out of 98 babies aged 6 months, 63 babies did not experience weight gain. One of the efforts to increase weight in babies is to do baby massages. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of baby massage on weight gain in 6-month-old babies in Ciawang Village, Leuwisari District, Tasikmalaya Regency. This type of analytical survey research uses the Quasi-Experimental one-group pre-test-post-test design approach. The variables used include the free variable, namely baby massage, and the bound variable of baby weight gain. The population is 6-month-old babies in Ciawang Village, as many as 19 people. Data was obtained by observation, and then analyzed using the paired test. The average weight of a 6-month-old baby before the baby massage was 6092.11 grams. After doing a baby massage, the average is 6339.47 grams. The average weight gain of babies was 247.37 grams. The results of the bivariate test obtained a Pvalue value of 0.001. Baby massage effectiveness on weight gain in 6-month-old babies. Advice for midwives to be able to carry out midwifery interventions to increase the baby's weight through the provision of massage techniques.