What is Massage+ 30, 10, 5, and how does it help baby?
What is Massage+ 30, 10, 5?
Massage+ 30, 10, 5 is a simple, quick, and powerful intervention using massage to help improve the health and development of premature and full-term infants. This is a massage of baby’s head, arms, legs, belly, and back, and also incorporates communication and movement.
Massage+ 30, 10, 5, also referred to as ATVV (for Audio, Tactile, Visual, Vestibular), was developed by Rosemary White-Traut, PhD, RN, FAAN. This medical expert-backed method showed proven benefits for premature and full-term infants.
What does Massage+ 30, 10, 5 help with?
There are many benefits to this baby massage intervention. Some of the benefits include improvements in:
Baby’s sleeping and eating habits
Baby’s sense of hearing, touch, sight, and motion
Parent confidence levels
Parent and child intimacy
Parent and child communication
Watch to see the benefits of Massage+ 30, 10, 5!
What ages is Massage+ 30, 10, 5 for?
This intervention was originally developed for premature infants but after 40 years of research was found to have great benefits for full-term newborns and infants. Massage+ 30, 10, 5 is recommended for use on babies, from birth to up to 1 year old.
Want to learn more about this baby massage?
Take our on-demand course, made for parents, to learn more about how to do the massage, cues you’re getting from baby, and more.
