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baby bond  ANI, Nov 15, 2010, 12.00am IST (Massage helps boost
mother-baby…)  Massaging not only helps develop a baby's
muscles, it also allows the infant to feel and sense his or her
mother's affections via her fingers, says a leading expert.
Health experts have acknowledged that breast-feeding enhances
the bonding between mother and child.  However apart from the
mother's milk, there is another way to stimulate and promote a
baby's growth. The answer is by massaging the infant.  The
development of the infant's muscles and orientation are crucial
towards assisting the child to stand and walk, reports The Daily
Express.  Consultant paediatrician Dr Zulkifli Ismail says:
"Caressing is a magical touch between a parent and the child.
"The infant can feel and sense the mother's affections via her
fingers and this works the other way round. The mother can also
feel the infant's response via the touches." Follow us on
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