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RG Community Applied Midwifery FK UNS Provides Education and Training on Baby Massage to Improve Children's Growth and Development
The Community Applied Midwifery Research Group, Faculty of Medicine (FK), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), which is committed to empowering the community in increasing mothers' knowledge and attitudes to optimize the growth and development of toddlers, on 10-11 June 2024 held Community Service activities in the Sidomukti Village area, Jenawi District, Karanganyar Regency.
This research group, consisting of lecturers and students from the Midwifery and Midwifery Profession Study Program, FK UNS, held community service activities with the theme "Optimizing the Growth and Development of Babies and Toddlers". This activity took place at 3 Integrated Service Posts (Posyandu), namely Posyandu Noyu, Posyandu Kuwang, and Posyandu Dopo.
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This Community Service activity funded by a UNS research grant involves education and training in baby massage by Noviyati Rahardjo Putri, S.Tr.Keb., M.Tr.Keb and Angesti Nugraheni, S.ST., M.Kes. This activity was also fully supported by the local village government.
The chief organizer of this activity, Dr. Ika Sumiyarsi Sukamto, S.Si.T., M.Kes, emphasized the importance of the 0-5 year age period as a crucial period in children's development.
“During that period, children's growth and development occurred very quickly. Proper nutrition and stimulation are needed to achieve optimal growth. Baby massage is an effective method for stimulating growth and can also strengthen the bond between mother and child," she explained.
It was further explained that after gaining this knowledge and training, mothers were expected to be able to massage their babies independently.
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"One of the aims of our activities is to provide training in baby massage to mothers with children aged 0-2 years. So far, there has been an opinion that baby massage should only be done by health workers or therapists, even though baby massage by the mother herself is very beneficial. We Hopefully this training will help mothers do their own baby massage," she explained.
Apart from receiving baby massage training and knowledge about child growth and development, participants were also given training modules and baby massage oil.
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