Resource Guide

A collection of videos, articles, and podcasts to spread research and knowledge on infant massage

Welcome to our Resource Guide!

2026 Conference Recordings

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2025 Conference Recordings

The Experiences of Young Fathers Under 25 - Dr. Mary Kay Keller

Healing the Healers: Prioritizing Wellbeing of Birth Workers - Krista Lumpkins & Tammie Jones

Early Touch and Its Influence on the Microbiome - Suzanne Reese

Body Awareness and Self Regulation - Tiffany Akai

Routine, Rhythm, & Relaxation Enhancing Attunement with Music - Deanna Bucci

Communicating Through Touch - Victoria LeBlanc

AMOR Based Care Framework - Dr. Lise Johnson

Birth Psychology: How Birth Experiences Impact Communities and Culture - Ashley Makan & Wendy Bruns

Enhanced Breastfeeding Through Nurturing Touch - Kelley MacArthur & Kara Trahant

From Molecules to Meaning: Oxytocin’s Role in Nurturing the Next Generation - Dr. Sue Carter

Ghosts in the Nursery: The Impact of Past Wounds on Parent-Infant Relationships - Dr. EveLyn Wedge

Nurturing Connections Doulas and Infant Massage Educators Working Together - Joyce Dykema

Promoting Parent Engagement Through Infant Massage - Meliss Loyola & Ashley Hartwick-Smith

Trauma and Early Parenting - Dr. Vonda Jump

Well Being After Birth Mother Centered Care - Zaure Vuk

Where Art and Science Overlap Infant Massage, Breastfeeding, Parenting and Oxytocin - Nikki Lee

Words That Shape Generations: Connecting Communication Through Infant Massage - Stephanie Ward

Webinars

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Podcasts

Description + Instructions

The Experiences of Young Fathers Under 25 - Dr. Mary Kay Keller

Healing the Healers: Prioritizing Wellbeing of Birth Workers - Krista Lumpkins & Tammie Jones

Early Touch and Its Influence on the Microbiome - Suzanne Reese

Body Awareness and Self Regulation - Tiffany Akai

Routine, Rhythm, & Relaxation Enhancing Attunement with Music - Deanna Bucci

Research Articles

Description + Instructions

The Experiences of Young Fathers Under 25 - Dr. Mary Kay Keller

Healing the Healers: Prioritizing Wellbeing of Birth Workers - Krista Lumpkins & Tammie Jones

Early Touch and Its Influence on the Microbiome - Suzanne Reese

Body Awareness and Self Regulation - Tiffany Akai

Routine, Rhythm, & Relaxation Enhancing Attunement with Music - Deanna Bucci

2024 Conference Recordings

A Lifetime of Touch - Victoria LeBlanc

Bridging Care: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome - Full Panel

Facial Expressions: The Innate Way Babies Communicate - Jody Wright

Facilitating Relaxation in IAIM Classes - Crystal Miles

Hands-On Healing: The Ethics and Efficacy of Touch in Neonatal Intensive Care - Ashley Randolph

How Does Oxytocin Help to Explain the Healing Power of Love and Nurture - Dr. Sue Carter

Impacts of Infant Massage Newborn to Adulthood - Tiffany Akai

Infant Massage to Support Perinatal Mental Health - Melissa Miller

Infant Massage: Past, Present, and Future - Linda Storm

Mirror Neurons: How Infant Massage Activates Early Learning - Suzanne Reese

Nurturing the Changing Parent Brain to Grow Mental Health - Dr. Greer Kirshenbaum

Nurturing Touch and Intersubjectivity: The NBO AMOR Approach - Dr. J. Kevin Nugent

Parental Brain Science and Oxytocin: The Role of Nurturing Touch - Dr. Rocío Zunini

Restoring Maternal Mental Health Through Infant Massage - Stephanie Ward

The Foundations and Importance of Reflective Practice - Dr. EveLyn Wedge

The Multi-Sensory Magic of Music & Massage - Holly Lesnick, Kindermusik

The Power of Self-Compassion in Early Parenthood - Denise McDrummond

The Role of Affective Touch in Brain Development - Prof. Francis McGlone

Using S, R, D to Cultivate Confidence One Baby Step And Stroke At A Time - Aneta Michalczuk

Where Art and Science Overlap: Infant Massage, Breastfeeding and Oxytocin - Nikki Lee

2023 Conference Recordings

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