Transcutaneous bilirubin was recorded on the 1st day of birth before any massage intervention as well as from the 2nd to the 4th both before as well as after massage using a Bilitest gadget (Technomedica) made in Russia. The accuracy and value of this gadget have been confirmed in research work undergone in Iran. The correlation coefficient of the transcutaneous and serum bilirubin was noted from two other studies respectively to be 0.82(3) and 0.88. In the present research, the transcutaneous bilirubin count was a mean of three readings each time that included once from the forehead and twice from the thorax.