When can you start baby massage, and is it actually safe?

What the research actually says about touching your newborn, from the very first hour onward.
What baby massage actually does to your baby’s brain and body.

Baby massage isn’t just a bonding ritual, it’s measurable medicine. Here is what over a hundred studies say.
The one baby massage mistake almost every new mother makes.

If your baby squirms or cries during massage, it is rarely the massage itself, it’s almost always this.
How baby massage helps with gas, colic, and sleep

Does baby massage actually help with colic and sleep, or is it just folklore? Here’s what a randomized controlled trial and the research on touch actually found.