Keywords
Neonatal nursing
Neonatal intensive care unit
Low birth weight infant
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Abstract
Objective: To analyze the difficulties of nurses in adhering to the Kangaroo Care Method in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - NICU. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach developed in a public maternity hospital in a city in Maranhão. Data collection took place between September 2018 and January 2019, where a semi-structured interview script was applied with 15 nurses, the study was submitted and approved by the research ethics committee. Results: The main results indicate the inadequacy of routine, institutional policy, lack of availability of some professionals and family members, lack of physical resources, lack of infrastructure in the health unit, in addition to the lack of training for professionals. Conclusion: The scope of this study shows us that the process of professional nurses' adherence is dynamic and composed of choices, interactions and meanings, which are correlated with the aforementioned method. It is hoped that with this study I can directly contribute to the fact that this technique's difficulty results in the health and well- being of prematurely and underweight newborn children.