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Background:Low birth weight newborns admitted in NICU are usually exposed to stressful environment and are deprived of tactile stimulation. Massage seems to help in reducing stress and improving weight and behavioural response .The present study was undertaken with objective to assess the weight and behavioural response of newborns before coconut oil massage, Evaluate effectiveness of coconut oil massage on weight and behavioural response among the low birth weight newborns. Material and Method: A experimental study was conducted to evaluate the Effect of coconut oil massage on changes in weight and behavioural response among low birth weight newborns admitted at Pravara rural hospital, Loni (Bk). The sample consisted of 15 newborns of experimental group and 15 newborns control group, sampling technique used for present study was non probability, purposive sampling technique. was used prepared to collect the data. descriptive Inferential statistics were used to analyzed the data according to objectives and hypothesis. Results: The result of study found that the coconut oil massage is effective to increase the weight of newborns as control group mean score (1838 grams) increase to experimental means score (1900 grams), and total weight gain for control group was (27 gram) and experimental group was (134 grams) and it also enhance behavioural response as ( Cal t= 7.09) Conclusion: The major conclusion drawn from this study is that the coconut oil was found to be effective in improving the weight and behavioural response among newborns. This study concludes that massage was beneficial in increasing the weight and improving the behavioural response of low birth weight newborns than the newborns who did not received massage.