Effects
sleeping behavior
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS
Our primary research question is:What are the effects of Individual Shantala Infant Massage carried out in PCH on:parental stress, both perceived stress as well as physiological stressparental sensitive responsivenesschild development and growthWe hypothesize that the intervention Individual Shantala Infant Massage will lead to an increase in parental sensitive responsiveness, lower reported and physiological stress of the parent and improved child growth and development in the intervention group, compared to a control group where the intervention is not part of the PCH care offer.Secondary research questions are:What are effects of Individual Shantala Infant massage on:parenting confidence(parental concerns about) crying, feeding and sleeping behaviour of the infantWhich subgroups may profit the most / least from the intervention?We hypothesize that the intervention will lead to increased parenting confidence and a decrease of parental concerns (e.g. about crying, feeding and sleeping behavior of the infant). Research question 3 is explorative.