A contribuição da massagem shantala para a integração da unidade psicossomática do bebê

Abstract

Shantala massage has been expanding as an important agent within the environmental care set, capable of contributing to the promotion of a 'facilitating environment' that meets the baby's primary needs, which are fundamental to the delicate construction of a sense of continuity of existence and belonging to the extra-uterine world. Even with this importance, the literature on Shantala massage is scarce. Through this fact, it is relevant to present its specificity within the set of practices that may contribute to an important body management for the integration of the baby's psychosomatic unit. The literature states that it is from the sensory experiences acquired in interaction with the environment, promoted by parental care or by third caregivers, that the psychosomatic integration of the self in the process of constitution is taking place. The massage acts as a stimulus for this relational construction, responsible for the best development of the baby in the physical and emotional aspects. The study is a narrative bibliographical review that proposes to reflect and disseminate the theme for the educational use of possible interventions, both in the daily work in units of maternal and child health care, and for those who are involved in the care of a baby.