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Pregnancy Massage May Reduce Premature Births

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Pregnant women who received body massage from their significant other during the second trimester experienced reduced levels of stress hormones (cortisol and norepinephrine) and were more likely to have a successful full-term pregnancy, according to a study by the Touch Research Institutes at the University of Miami School of Medicine and Duke University Medical School’s Department of Pharmacology. The study was funded by Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, LLC, the National Institute of...

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