Feasibility of Early Intervention Through Home-Based and Parent-Delivered Infant Massage in Infants at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy

• Main Authors: Valentina Menici (Author), Camilla Antonelli (Author), Elena Beani (Author), Alessandra Mattiola (Author), Matteo Giampietri (Author), Giada Martini (Author), Riccardo Rizzi (Author), Alessandra Cecchi (Author), Maria Luce Cioni (Author), Giovanni Cioni (Author), Giuseppina Sgandurra (Author), Caretoy-R Consortium (Author), Claudia Artese (Author), Veronica Barzacchi (Author), Marta Cervo (Author), Carlo Dani (Author), Paolo Dario (Author), Marco Di Galante (Author), Ugo Faraguna (Author), Patrizio Fiorini (Author), Viola Fortini (Author), Simona Giustini (Author), Clara Lunardi (Author), Irene Mannari (Author), Martina Maselli (Author), Martina Orlando (Author), Letizia Padrini (Author), Filomena Paternoster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infant massage (IM) can be considered an early intervention program that leads to the environmental enrichment framework. The effectiveness of IM to promote neurodevelopment in preterm infants has been proved, but studies on infants with early brain damage are still lacking. The main aim of this stu...