THE EFFECT OF BABY MASSAGE ON IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY IN INFANTS AGED 0-6 MONTHS AT THE GORUA PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER IN 2025

Abstract

Background : Massage baby is beneficial non - pharmacological therapies For increase quality Sleep baby age 0–6 months . Research This aim analyze influence massage baby to improvement quality Sleep baby aged 0–6 months at the Community Health Center Gorua Year 2025. Research Method : This type of research uses. One group pretest design and observation were made through pretest first, then given treatment, then given a posttest so that it could find out the changes that occurred before and after giving treatment. Research Results : Statistical test results show existence significant influence between massage baby to improvement quality Sleep baby aged 0– Received 19th January, 2025 Received in revised form 2 5th February, 2025 Accepted 15th March, 2025 Published online 25th March, 2025 Key words: Effect, Baby Massage, *Correspondence to Author: 6 months at the Community Health Center Gorua In 2025, with The p-value Andi Amrayani Lecturer Midwifery Study Program Makariwo Halmahera College of Health Sciences is 0.000 (p < 0.05), so can concluded that massage baby effective in increase quality Sleep baby. Conclusion : Massage baby proven effective increase quality Sleep baby, marked with baby become more calm down, no easy fussy, sleeping more sleep well, and wake up in condition fresher, so that can used as non- pharmacological therapy in support grow flower baby.