PENGARUH PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP KUALITAS TIDUR BAYI USIA 1-6 BULAN

The period of child growth is very important for every parent. The baby who is present in the midst of the family makes priceless happiness. Sleep and rest is one of the factors that affect the growth and development of children because when the baby is asleep, growth hormone is secreted three times more than when the baby is awake. The benefits of baby massage are many for health, including the quality of children's sleep where growth hormone is secreted three times more in children who have good sleep quality. Objective: to determine the effect of infant massage on the sleep quality of infants aged 1-6 months. Methods: pre-experimental research with one group-test pre-post test design, which is according to the research design used to find a causal relationship with the involvement of research in manipulating the independent variables.Result: the baby's sleep quality seems to increase where after baby massage, the baby's sleep quality is less by 14 babies (31.1%) to 4 babies (8.9%). This is also seen in the category of good baby sleep quality, significantly increased from 6 babies (13.3%) to 25 babies (55.6%) after baby massage. Conclusion: baby massage has an effect on sleep quality.