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This study aims to determine the effect of educational activities on the management of ARI through infant massage practices on increasing maternal knowledge and reducing complaints of coughs and colds in infants in Majungan Village. The research method used was descriptive with a mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative). The study subjects consisted of 25 mothers with infants aged 0–12 months. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and pre-test and post-test questionnaires. The results showed that the level of maternal knowledge increased from 28% to 88% after being provided with education and demonstrations of infant massage. In addition, 76% of mothers reported a decrease in complaints of coughs and colds in infants after routine infant massage for one week. Qualitative results indicate that this activity is not only physically beneficial, but also increases the role of mothers in the management of mild ARI and awareness of the importance of cleanliness and environmental health. Thus, education on the management of ARI through infant massage practices can be one of the supporting efforts in maintaining infant health, especially in areas with limited access to health services.

Infant massage is an early stimulation method that plays a role in increasing infant weight gain, sleep quality, and comfort. However, limited parental resources and access to healthcare facilities prevent massage services from being optimally implemented. This community service activity aims to improve infant health through homecare-based infant massage services that are easily accessible to families. The activity was conducted on June 22, 2025, in Bulukumba Regency, targeting five infants aged 2–5 months. The activity methods included: (1) initial weight measurement, (2) education on correct massage techniques, (3) massage using olive oil for 15–20 minutes, and (4) monitoring infant sleep patterns and comfort. Repeat measurements were conducted after the intervention. Results showed post-intervention weight gain in all infants, improved sleep patterns (infants fell asleep more easily and slept longer), and increased appetite. Mothers also demonstrated improved self-massage skills. In conclusion, homecare-based infant massage has been proven effective in improving infant comfort, sleep patterns, and weight gain. This program is worthy of continuation and expansion to support community midwifery services

Infancy is a crucial golden period for determining the quality of a child's future growth and development. Infant massage has long been recognized for its numerous benefits for infant growth and development. Various studies have shown that infant massage can increase weight gain, improve sleep quality, strengthen the immune system, and aid digestion. Many parents still lack understanding of infant massage. Some assume that infant massage is only performed on sick babies and is performed by traditional healers or medical personnel skilled in infant massage. The purpose of this community service is to increase mothers' knowledge about infant massage through outreach. The target audience was 22 mothers with babies in Gampong Barat, Nisam District, North Aceh Regency. The implementation method used was lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. The results showed that the majority of mothers' knowledge was in the good category after the outreach. This was due to the mothers' enthusiasm in participating in the outreach. Outreach is an effective method for increasing knowledge. Mothers are expected to continue to improve their knowledge about infant massage by increasing their interest in seeking information, whether through reading books, the media, or other sources.

Baby massage is a form of multisensory stimulation that involves touch, movement, as well as auditory and visual stimuli, which is known to provide various physiological and psychological benefits for babies, including increased breastfeeding frequency. This study aims to determine the relationship between infant massage and the frequency of breastfeeding in babies aged 1–6 months in the working area of the Lambai Health Center, North Kolaka Regency. The type of research used is an analytical survey with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique was carried out in total sampling, involving the entire population of infants aged 1–6 months who met the inclusion criteria. Data collection was carried out through observation and structured interviews with infant mothers, as well as recording breastfeeding frequencies before and after infant massage interventions. Data analysis uses relevant statistical tests to test the relationships between variables. The results showed a significant relationship between infant massage and increased breastfeeding frequency, with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating that infant massage had an effect on increasing breastfeeding activity in infants. The conclusion of this study is that infant massage has a positive relationship with the frequency of breastfeeding in infants aged 1–6 months. These findings support the use of infant massage as a simple but effective intervention in supporting breastfeeding success, especially in the early stages of life. This study recommends that the practice of infant massage can be socialized more widely to health workers and parents as part of the promotion of maternal and child health. The implementation of regular baby massage has the potential to improve the nutritional status and optimal growth and development of the baby.

Pijat bayi merupakan salah satu bentuk stimulasi sentuhan yang dapat mendukung tumbuh kembang bayi, termasuk membantu mengatasi gangguan tidur. Meskipun praktik ini telah dikenal secara tradisional di Indonesia, pemahaman masyarakat mengenai manfaat dan teknik pijat bayi yang tepat masih terbatas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan ibu tentang Pijat bayi terhadap minat melakukan Pijat bayi kepada tenaga kesehatan di Tempat Praktek Mandiri Bidan (TPMB) Iswati, Kecamatan Senduro, Kabupaten Lumajang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif dan desain cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh ibu yang memiliki bayi usia 1–12 bulan sebanyak 30 orang, dengan teknik total sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji Chi-Square melalui aplikasi SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan ibu dengan minat melakukan baby massage ke tenaga kesehatan(p-value = 0,020 ; < alfa = 0,05). Temuan ini mengindikasikan bahwa semakin tinggi pengetahuan ibu, maka semakin besar pula minat mereka untuk melakukan pijat bayi secara profesional. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi dasar dalam pengembangan program edukasi bagi ibu mengenai pentingnya pijat bayi, serta menjadi referensi bagi penelitian selanjutnya.

Sleep disturbances in infants can cause significant physiological and psychological impacts, such as decreased immune function, impaired cognitive development, and an increased risk of emotional problems (Tanty & Pramesti, 2023). Poor sleep not only inhibits physical growth but also affects infants’ mental development, including attention disorders, anxiety, and low cognitive abilities (Hendri & Sari, 2021). Therefore, it is important to provide effective interventions to improve infants’ sleep quality. This study aimed to determine the effect of baby massage on infant sleep quality at BPM Aida Nospita, Manunggal Village, Labuhan Deli Subdistrict, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, in 2025. This research employed a quasi-experimental method with a pretest–posttest design using an experimental group and a control group, also known as a pretest–posttest with control group design, which is a form of quasi-experimental research design. The population of this study consisted of all infants aged 3–6 months at BPM Aida Nospita, Manunggal Village, Labuhan Deli Subdistrict, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, totaling 32 infants, with 16 infants in the experimental group and 16 infants in the control group. The results of the statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon test showed a significant probability value of 0.001 (p < 0.05). This indicates that the null hypothesis (H₀) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H₁) was accepted, meaning that baby massage had a significant effect on sleep quality among infants at BPM Aida Nospita, Manunggal Village, Labuhan Deli Subdistrict, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, in 2025.

The infancy period is a crucial phase for a child's growth and development, where attention to sleep and stimulation is paramount. Sleep disturbances, such as sleeping less than nine hours per night, frequent awakenings, and difficulty returning to sleep, can affect a baby's emotions and development. This study aims to explore the impact of infant massage on the quality of sleep in infants. The method used was a pre-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design, conducted at the Sei Langkai Public Health Center in Batam City from July to August 2023. The sample consisted of 15 infants selected through purposive sampling. The independent variable was infant massage, and the dependent variable was the quality of infant sleep. Data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk normality test and the Wilcoxon test to assess differences before and after the intervention. The results showed a p-value of 0.001, which is less than 0.05, leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis (H0). This indicates that infant massage has a significant effect on the quality of infant sleep. In conclusion, infant massage is effective in improving the quality of infant sleep and can be recommended as an intervention to address sleep disturbances in infants in the Sei Langkai Public Health Center area.

Background: The prevalence of sleep problems in infants in Indonesia reaches 44.2%, often waking up at night. In Central Java in 2018, 44% of infants experienced similar sleep disorders. Fulfilling sleep needs is important for their development. Infant massage is an effective non-pharmacological therapy to improve sleep quality. Objective: Knowing the changes in sleep quality in two respondents before and after the application of baby massage. Objective: Knowing the changes in sleep quality in two respondents before and after the application of baby massage. Methods: This research used descriptive method with case study approach. Measurements were made on 2 respondents to determine the quality of sleep using BISQ and the application was carried out with baby massage 3 times a week for 2 weeks. Results: There was an improvement in sleep quality in By. S from BISQ score 7 to score 15 and By. A also experienced an increase in sleep quality from BISQ score 6 to 14. Conclusion: Infant massage can be applied to improve the sleep quality of infants aged 0-6 months.  

A 3-month-old baby is a baby who needs a lot of breast milk assistance to support his growth and development. In supporting the growth and development in question, there are many ways or efforts that can be carried out by midwives, especially in increasing the baby's weight at the age of 3 months, one of which is by doing massage. The purpose of this study is to find out whether or not there is an effect of massage on the weight of 3-month-old babies at UIT Tourism Hospital Makassar City. The type of research used is Quasy Experimental (Pseudo-Experiment) using Pretest and Posttest Experiments and Control with sampling techniques using Purposive Sampling. Based on the results of statistical tests on infants who were sampled, namely 20 babies aged 3 months using paired T test with ? = 0.05, t count (11.005) > t table (1,729) were obtained. So it can be concluded that there is an effect of massage on 3-month-old babies on weight gain. All 3-month-old babies in the study sample experienced weight gain, but the difference in weight gain in the intervention group was greater than in the control group.  

Down syndrome (DS) is a physical disorder caused by an excess of the third chromosome in the 21st pair of chromosomes which causes the number of chromosomes to become 47. One of the symptoms of Down syndrome is muscle weakness which can affect the baby's reflexes. To assess the effect of baby massage intervention on the reflex development of babies with Down syndrome in the NICU. The method used in this research is a case study with baby massage intervention for Down syndrome patients in the NICU. The intervention was carried out for 3 days. Baby massage intervention is carried out once a day with a duration of 10 -15 minutes. The results of this case study show that after baby massage there were changes in the palmar grasp reflex and Babinski reflex. Baby massage can improve babies’ reflexes particularly palmar and Babinski reflexes on babies with Down syndrome in the NICU.

In the midst of this developing society, people in Indonesia still use traditional health services, especially baby massage and birth attendants. Massaging babies from traditional healers has been a tradition passed down from generation to generation. This study aims to determine the relationship between attitudes and maternal behavior in carrying out baby massage independently at PMB Lismayani Lubis District. Simalungun. This type of research is an analytical survey. Then analyze the dynamics of correlation between phenomena or between risk factors and consequence factors, which are phenomena that cause consequences (influence). There is a relationship between attitude and mother's behavior in carrying out baby massage independently at PMB Lismayani Lubis Kab. Simalungun with a p value of 0.021.

Regurgitation or often called spitting up is the passage of refluxed gastric contents into the pharynx or mouth, sometimes with expulsion from the mouth. Complications that occur when excessive spitting up causes Gastroesophageal Reflux, which is backflow from the stomach to the esophagus which causes damage to the esophageal wall. In Indonesia, the incidence of spitting up in infants aged 2 months is higher than other countries. 25% of babies spit up >4 times during the first month, 50% spit up 1-4 times a day until 3 months of age. 30% of mothers also experience anxiety about spitting up, where anxiety is related to spitting up frequency of 66% and spitting up volume of 9%. As well as symptoms that accompany spitting up such as crying and fussing. (IDAI, 2016). This type of research is experimental (experimental research) with a one shot case study/post test only design approach. The population in this study were all infants aged 0-6 months. The sampling technique in this study was carried out using a non-probability sampling technique, namely the type of purposive sampling technique, with a total sample of 16 people. The instrument used is the observation sheet. The univariate analysis aims to explain or describe the distribution of spitting up frequencies in infants before and after massage. For numerical data, the mean or average value is used, and for categorical data, the chi-square is used. This study uses the Shapiro Wilk normality test to determine whether the data is normally distributed or not. Then a paired sample T-test was performed. The average value of spitting up before baby massage is 0.500 with a standard deviation of 0.516. The average value of spitting up after baby massage is done with an average value of 0.686 with a standard deviation of 0.479. The results of the statistical test using the Paired T-Test obtained a p value of 0.003, which means that Ho was rejected, so it can be concluded that there is a difference in the frequency of spitting up before and after baby massage. There are differences in spitting up disorders in babies who are massaged and not massaged. Where the average baby who was massaged did not spit up while the baby who was not massaged had spit up.

Bayi memiliki tiga kebutuhan yang harus dipenuhi oleh orang tua, yaitu kebutuhan fisik-biologis yang berguna untuk pertumbuhan otak, sistem sensorik, serta motorik. Kecerdasan emosi interpersonal dan intrapersonal melalui kebutuhan kasih sayang, serta kebutuhan stimulus atau rangsangan untuk meningkatkan mekanisme kerja system sensorik dan motoric. Hal terpenting dalam tumbuh kembang anak adalah adanya rangsangan atau stimulus. (Maharani, 2017). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pijat Bayi Terhadap Peningkatan Berat Badan Pada Bayi Umur 3-6 bulan Di Puskesmas Perawatan Lawe Parbunga Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Tahun 2022. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan rancangan non equivalen kontrol group, jumlah Populasi  dan sampel yaitu semua bayi umur 3-6 bulan di Puskesmas Perawatan Lawe Parbunga Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara yaitu sebanyak 34 Orang menggunakan metode total sampling pada bulan Februari-Mei 2022. Analisis menggunakan Microsoft excel dan Paired Test tingkat signifikasi adalah 0,05 dengan confidence interval (CI) 95%. Berdasarkan hasil uji statistic dengan menggunakan paired t test didapatkan  t = 6.610. Oleh karena t hitung (6.610)  > t tabel (2.0345) maka HO ditolak dan Ha diterima. Terdapat pengaruh pijat bayi terhadap peningkatan berat badan bayi di Puskesmas Perawatan Lawe Parbunga Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Tahun 2022. Diharapkan dapat sebagai informasi tetang simulasi pijat bayi dalam membantu meningkatkan berat badan pada bayi.

  Perkembangan merupakan perubahan yang terjadi pada diri individu dengan bertambahnya kemampuan dan fungsi tubuh dari yang sederhana ke yang lebih kompleks, sebagai hasil dari proses pematangan. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pijat Bayi Terhadap Peningkatan Motorik Kasar Pada Bayi Usia 3-6 Bulan di BPM Suriyanti, S.ST Makassar. Desain Penelitian ini adalah eksperimen metode Pre Test-Post Test Control Group Design, populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 100 bayi di BPM Suriyanti, S.ST Makassar dan sampel berjumlah 30 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 15 orang (50%) yang mendapatkan pijat bayi, terdapat 14 bayi (93,3%) yang motorik kasanya meningkat dan 1 bayi (6,7 %) yang tidak meningkat. Sedangkan yang tidak di lakukan pijat bayi sebanyak 15 bayi (50%), terdapat 2 orang motorik kasarnya meningkat (13,3%) dan 13 bayi (86,7%) yang tidak meningkat. Dengan menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dan wilcokxon, menunjukkan bahwa setelah diuji wilcoxon nilai ? Value pretest-posttest dari kelompok perlakuan adalah 0,000 (<0,05), sedangkan nilai ? Value pretes-posttest pada kelompok kontrol 0.039 (<0,05). Sedangkan setelah diuji Mann whitney didapatkan hasil ? = 0,000 (<0,05). Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ?<?, sehingga Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. yang artinya ada pengaruh pijat bayi terhadap peningkatan motoric kasar pada bayi usia 3-6 bulan

Perkembangan merupakan perubahan yang terjadi pada diri individu dengan bertambahnya kemampuan dan fungsi tubuh dari yang sederhana ke yang lebih kompleks, sebagai hasil dari proses pematangan. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Pijat Bayi Terhadap Peningkatan Motorik Kasar Pada Bayi Usia 3-6 Bulan di BPM Suriyanti, S.ST Makassar. Desain Penelitian ini adalah eksperimen metode Pre Test-Post Test Control Group Design, populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 100 bayi di BPM Suriyanti, S.ST Makassar dan sampel berjumlah 30 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 15 orang (50%) yang mendapatkan pijat bayi, terdapat 14 bayi (93,3%) yang motorik kasanya meningkat dan 1 bayi (6,7 %) yang tidak meningkat. Sedangkan yang tidak di lakukan pijat bayi sebanyak 15 bayi (50%), terdapat 2 orang motorik kasarnya meningkat (13,3%) dan 13 bayi (86,7%) yang tidak meningkat. Dengan menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney dan wilcokxon, menunjukkan bahwa setelah diuji wilcoxon nilai ? Value pretest-posttest dari kelompok perlakuan adalah 0,000 (<0,05), sedangkan nilai ? Value pretes-posttest pada kelompok kontrol 0.039 (<0,05). Sedangkan setelah diuji Mann whitney didapatkan hasil ? = 0,000 (<0,05). Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa ?<?, sehingga Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. yang artinya ada pengaruh pijat bayi terhadap peningkatan motoric kasar pada bayi usia 3-6 bulan