title: Baby massage.
abstract: Having initially trained as a nurse and then a midwife, massage for me was back to hands on care. In 1992, as part of my continuing professional development, I undertook an anatomy, physiology and massage course. My aim was to acquire skills that could benefit the mothers I cared for. My journey with baby massage began when I had my first son in 1993. At that time there were no courses or sessions on baby massage available but I did adapt some of the massage techniques I had learnt during my massage course to benefit me and my son.
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*