Mothers' experience of infant massage in child health care: A qualitative interview study
Marlene Danielsson1, Hanna Hansson Lustig1, Pernilla Garmy1,2
1Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden.
Aim:
To investigate mothers' experience of infant massage.
Design:
This was an exploratory-descriptive qualitative study based on individual interviews.
Methods:
A qualitative interview study with an inductive approach was used according to the COREQ guidelines. The participants in the study were mothers (n = 11) residing in Sweden who received training in infant massage from the child health care nurse in the child health care services. The transcribed interviews were analysed using a qualitative content analysis.
Results:
The collected material resulted in two categories and eight subcategories. The categories were learning infant massage and using infant massage as a tool. The eight subcategories were massaging in a parent group, massaging at home, massage movements and the child health care nurse's supporting hand, reading the child's signals, creating time and relaxation together, interaction and connection between the child and the parent, relief from stomach problems and anxiety and continuing to massage the older child. The study showed that mothers experienced that the relationship created through infant massage brought more joy, tenderness and security to the child. The child health care nurse had an important role in supporting the mothers, especially when it came to different views on doing infant massage at home and in groups.
Patient Or Public Contribution:
Mothers with experience of infant massage were interviewed.
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