Touch represents one of our most important senses throughout life and particularly in the
context of our social and emotional experiences. In this review, we draw on research on …

Background Massage therapy for preterm newborns has received increasing attention in
recent years due to its beneficial clinical outcomes. However, disagreements persist in …

Background The effect of massage therapy alone or together with passive mobilisations on
weight gain and length of hospitalisation in very preterm and moderate-to-late preterm …

Infant massage enhances the growth and development of premature infants and promotes
parent–child bonding. However, its effects on parental stress and parent–child attachment in …

Purpose This systematic review investigated the effect of massage on cortisol level in
infants. Methods The search was carried out in electronic databases in June 2021 without …

Background Touch is fundamental for infants o neurodevelopment, therefore is crucial to
promote parental empowerment in this domain. Aim To identify, in the scientific literature …

This review aimed to assess the utility of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 (PDMS-
2) as an outcome measure for evaluating the motor performance of children. A …

As specialized healthcare professionals educated in developmental care, occupational
therapy practitioners (OTPs) have a role in educating, coaching, and assessing the needs of …

Objectives:• Define the challenges of parent-infant relations in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) setting• Discuss the role of occupational therapy in fostering parent-infant …