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"An Infant Massage Guidebook for Well, Premature & Special Needs Babies." by Mary Ady ISBN 978-1-4343-4060-3    US$24.95 HARD COVER, $16.95 soft cover.  First Edition print.  Purchase at the best price online today at: http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~46206.aspx by searching Mary Ady. Also available online at Amazon, BarnesandNoble, Target, along with 70% of bookstores nationwide.	Cross-cultural studies have shown many times that the immediate benefits of Infant Massage include not only the promotion of sounder, longer sleeping patterns, but present a baby with a more overall comforted and soothed disposition. These contribute to an improved overall interaction and have an enormous affect on parent-baby bonding in the first few months of life.   Ady breaks down the main components and functions of each body system, addressing not only healthy newborns, but also over 50 of the most common conditions, disorders and diseases affecting newborns. Concluding each body system with its correlating benefits of Infant Massage, you will really learn exactly how Infant Massage affects every system! Each ailment is also internet-linked, giving the reader more opportunity for further research as well as support. Special features: ·         Outstanding photography by, Charles W. Lytton, a retired Army & National Geographic photographer. ·         Aromatherapy guide for babies and toddlers. ·         Post-partum Exercise excerpt by Christy Nielsen, of Crossfit Alexandria. ·         Internet linked and referenced. ·         Resource Guide for New & Expecting Parents
BOOK ENDORSEMENTS & REVIEWS: “Repeat positive interactions between parent and child, such as those provided by Infant Massage, can result in positive physiological changes important for all mothers, especially those suffering from Post-partum Depression or Anxiety. -R. Nicolle Matthews, Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience/ Psychology Clinician of Behavior Modification in Boston, MA. “As a preschool teacher I have talked to many parents about Infant Massage. The parents truly feel that Infant Massage creates a life long bond with their child. Some parents tried Infant Massage on their second child and definitely saw differences in the child’s temperament and sleeping. As a parents of twin daughters, I would have to agree!” -Victorine Nicole Moon, BS in Child Adolescent Studies, Preschool Teacher at Beantree Learning in Ashburn, VA.