嬰幼兒按摩是東方古老民族文化的傳統育兒藝術，歷史可以追朔至3千多年前。在古印度文化中，已使用阿育吠陀療法應用在嬰幼兒按摩。在西元1600年代，中國的清朝也使用嬰幼兒按摩來加強母親與寶寶之間的聯結與依附感。在現代的南亞地區，嬰幼兒按摩是一種世代傳承至今的傳統育兒法，它被母親普遍地應用在每天的日常生活中。在已開發的西方國家，嬰幼兒按摩的技術逐漸被應用在需要特別護理、觸覺刺激的新生兒，包括早產兒。

The History of Infant Massage

Baby and infant massage is a practice that can be traced back for 3,000 years. It is an ancient art of Mother and baby connecting with each other through massage. In ancient India, ayurvedic medicine taught the use of infant massage. It was also has been encouraged since the Qing dynasty of China in the 1600’s. At present it is part of traditional childcare in South Asia and elsewhere where daily massage by mothers is seen as “instilling fearlessness, hardening bone structure, enhancing movement and limb coordination, and increasing weight”. Other areas where infant massage is regularly used are African countries and areas in the former Soviet Union. In Western culture, infant massage has been increasingly used in neonatal intensive care units for pre-term infants who are in stressful environments and have limited tactile stimulation.

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