Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level

The Effects of Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level Among Chinese Parents in Hong Kong

The goal of this randomized control trial is to find out the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong with babies under 1 year old. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

• examine the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong
• the relationship between the compliance of the intervention and the change of parental stress level Participants in intervention group will receive a abdominal massage training session and will perform on their baby. Parental stress level will be assess week 0 and four weeks .

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare wait-listed control group to see if there is any change on their parental stress level

same as above

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parents aged 18 or above.
2. Parents with 0-1 year old full term babies without medical treatment of colic.
3. Able to communicate or read Chinese and have not tried applying infant massage on their babies.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Parents with babies who had abdominal surgery.
2. Currently participating in any other massage related studies.