IRCT138903092324N5 IRCT 2011-01-30 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Effect of Tactile Kinesthetic Stimulation by mother, on anthropometric measurements of preterm newborns Effect of Tactile Kinesthetic Stimulation by mother on anthropometric measurements of discharged preterm newborns, with home visit program 2010-07-14 anticipated 60 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/1960 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. N/A anthropometric measurements of preterm infants. Intervention 1: The intervention is provided for three 20 min periods per day. Intervention comprises three phases. During the tactile stimulation in phase 1 and 3 (8 min in each phase), the infant is placed in a left and right lateral position and stroked with moderate pressure. Six strokes at approximately 10 s per stroking motion over each region in the following body region:(a) Head (b) shoulder (c) hand (d) back (E) leg. During the Kinaesthetic stimulation phase, the infant is placed in a supine position, then legs and arms are flexed and extended. (a) right arm, (b) left arm, (c) right leg, (d) left leg, Six motions at approximately 10s for each flexion and extension. Intervention 2: TKS will not be taken for control group.