BABY MASSAGE

BABY MASSAGE

The tactile stimulation, or touch, that an infant receives during their first year of life can impact their brain development and increase their ability to bond with their parents and/or primary caretakers. For very young infants, touch is the major source of information about the world around them. Even the most frail of newborns should receive some touch.

Benefits of infant massage include:

• Enhances the development of the nervous system
• Aids in the communication and bonding process between parent and child
• Improves sleep & calms baby
• Alleviates intestinal/digestive discomforts
• Stimulates the Immune System
• Increases Circulation

Infant massage lessons, led by a qualified practitioner, last 60-90 minutes and are usually held in the home with any family members in attendance who will be regularly caring for the child. 

Massage is an important tool to help enhance the communication between the infant and the caregiver, to allow for better awareness of the baby's physical condition, and to encourage a calmer, happier baby.

Read more ... http://www.ihtva.com/blog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIHNzOQynmQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7QkY-5e7Y

POSTNATAL MASSAGE

Postnatal Massage

Do not overlook the value of massage for recovery from the birthing event. Even when a birth has gone as smoothly as possible, a woman's body still must undergo quite a bit of structural realignment and Postpartum massage helps restore your muscle tone in the abdomen and reposition the pelvis.

Other benefits include:

• Relieves tension from birthing process and hastens recovery
• Encourages pelvic and abdominal organs to return to per-pregnancy positions
• Increases energy levels and reduces fatigue
• Aids in returning uterus to normal size
• Provides emotional support
• Relieves shoulder, neck and arm tension from breastfeeding

Postpartum care, though often over looked in our culture, is an important part of the complete birthing process. Often mothers must take it upon themselves to ensure that they are receiving the emotional an physical support that they will need following their pregnancy. 

Taking the time for postnatal massage as part of your recovery plan will allow you to be at your best while caring for yourself and your baby.

Article taken from http://www.ihtva.com/prenatal-postnatal-and-infant-massage

PRENATAL MASSAGE

Prenatal Massage

During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes extraordinary changes. Some of the by-products of these changes can result in a number of uncomfortable conditions. Massage during pregnancy not only makes a woman feel pampered and more emotionally grounded, but offers undeniable physical benefits as well. Massage can relieve fatigue, enhance sleep, and calm an active baby. The overall goals for prenatal massage are to help minimize stress, promote relaxation, and prepare the muscles for childbirth. 

Specific benefits can include:

First Trimester

• Relieve Headaches
• Reduce Fatigue
• Help alleviate morning sickness

Second Trimester

• Alleviate backaches
• Relieve leg cramps

Third Trimester

• Reduce swelling/edema
• Enhance sleep
• Relieve pain from varicosities
• Prepare pelvic muscles for birth process

Massage during pregnancy is also a great way to relieve everyday tension and the general aches and pains your body is suffering. It stimulates your lymphatic system, increasing immunity and the removal of excess toxins, while also stabilizing hormone levels and balancing the glandular system. Women with normal, low-risk pregnancies can benefit greatly from massage by a trained pregnancy massage therapist. However, women in high-risk pregnancies should consult with their doctor or midwife before beginning a massage therapy program. If at any time during the massage you experience discomfort, tell your therapist immediately.

More ... http://awanismusa.blogspot.com/2013/12/massage-and-pregnancy-prenatal-massage.html

BIDAN MELAYU ... RUJUKAN PENTING

Sebagai seorang pengamal perbidanan, perawat, terapis mahupun perunding perbidanan, atau dalam Bahasa Inggerisnya, kita panggil "Confinement Consultant", perlu rajin membaca dan membuat rujukan.

Pelbagai kes-kes baru yang kita hadapi semasa berhadapan dengan pesakit / klien / pelanggan.

Lain pesakit, lain masalahnya.

Antara buku-buku rujukan yang boleh didapati di pasaran:

1)  Urut Tradisional Melayu Warisan Opah Umi, ditulis oleh Hajjah Sharifah Umi Kelesom Syed Mohamed Zin.  Lebih mesra, kalau dipanggil Opah Umi.

Saya sering berbincang dengan Opah Umi berkenaan dengan hal-hal perbidanan.




Buku ni senang dibawa ke mana sahaja.  Nak jumpa pelanggan pun saya bawa, senang kita nak "educate", sebab banyak gambar and easy to follow.
Looks like a simple SOP (Standard Operating Procedure).

It's like a walking dictionary for me especially when it comes to explaining to clients. As you know, a picture may explain a thousand words.


2)  Ensiklopedia Perbidanan Melayu
     ditulis oleh Datin Sharifah Anisah bt Tan Sri Barakbah 



Buku rujukan penting untuk semua pengamal perbidanan. Seringkali saya membuat rujukan kertaskerja / teaching module menggunakan buku ini.

3)  Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice Guidelines on Malay Postnatal Care, First Edition, June 2009, by Traditional & Complementary Medicine Division, Ministry  of  Health Malaysia.



My first book, and my first reference guide. 
Sebelum ni, memang ada buku-buku rujukan semasa mengikuti kelas di IBD UTM KL.

And, i remembered with this book, I taught my staff as well. I knew Puan Safi has taught and trained my staff, but to get additional information, you must read, read and read. KEEP ON READING OK.

Don't be complacent with what you have and what you have achieved.  I don't like people who are living in their comfort zone.

Sebab, orang yang sudah membidan 13 tahun pun masih lagi sanggup menapak ke IBD UTM untuk belajar. (Ini Kak Long Syimah Ismail, thank you Kak Long, for all the advice, teachings and moral support)

Mak Long pula datang jauh dari Kedah, umur dah 60 lebih, dan sudah membidan selama 30 tahun, masih lagi berikhtiar untuk belajar bersama saya di IBD UTM.  Respek saya, di atas kesungguhan dia.

So, yang muda-muda, jangan malas ya nak menimba ilmu pengetahuan.

(Tujuan saya menulis bukan sekali-kali untuk men "demotivate" yang muda ya, tidak berniat sama sekali, saya teruja melihat kegigihan golongan veteran yang lebih bersemangat menimba ilmu, itu sahaja)

Please lar, give respect to the oldies, walaupun mereka tu belajar berdasarkan pengalaman sahaja.

So, what is that complacent all about?

com·pla·cent

kəmˈplāsənt/

adjective
adjective: complacent

1. 1. showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

   "you can't afford to be complacent about security"

   synonyms:

   smug, self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, self-regarding, conceited; gloating, triumphant, proud;  pleased, satisfied, content, contented "in this competitive field we can't afford to be complacent"

adjective: complacent

4)  Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practice Guidelines on Malay Massage, Second Edition, November 2009, by Traditional & Complementary Medicine Division, Ministry  of  Health Malaysia.

Dapat buku ni masa pergi Roadshow AKTA 756 kelmarin, di Hospital Rehabilitasi Cheras.  Can't wait to share this with my coming students.

OK then, got to prepare for my teaching modules again ...

SEKITAR ROADSHOW AKTA PERUBATAN TRADISIONAL DAN KOMPLEMENTARI 2013 [AKTA 756]

Bertempat di Auditorium Utama, Hospital Rehabilitasi Cheras, Kuala Lumpur semalam, 17 Disember 2013.

Lepas daftar, dapat goodie bag dan free breakfast ... (i like)

Tapi, yang paling penting ialah mengenai Akta 756 ni.

Yang untungnya, dapat daftar borang Pengamal Perubatan Tradisional dan Komplementari.

Well, I’ve been waiting for this since 2011 ok, after I came back from Manila.

Nak isi borang kat website berjanggut, so it’s best to come over and register here.

Gambar memang tak jelas sebab tangkap dalam Auditorium

Dalam Auditorium, masa ni Dr Shamsaini tengah deliver her presentation.

Masa lunch, singgah ke Bilik Urutan Wanita di Unit TCM, untuk meninjau Puan Zarina.

Tapi, yang paling penting, I nak buku ni sebagai rujukan. Wajib ada bagi setiap pengamal dan perunding perbidanan.

Well, ada lagi ...

Rujukan penting.

Yang lain-lain tu, adalah flyers, tapi boleh lar buat rujukan terutama bagi perunding perbidanan, pengamal dan perawat.

Flyer Urutan Tradisional Melayu

Rawatan Perbidanan Melayu

Ada beberapa flyers yang ada, termasuklah ...

Siapa nak, sila pergi ke Unit TCM untuk maklumat lanjut.

TCM ialah Traditional & Complementary Medicine Division, di bawah Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) dan beribu pejabat di Blok E, Jalan Cenderasari, Kuala Lumpur.