title: [Perception of parents in experiencing the kangaroo mother method].
abstract: This study aimed at analyzing the perception of pre-term babies' parents in experiencing the Kangaroo Mother Method. It is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 10 parents, held in the first 60 days after the discharge of the pre-term baby from the Kangaroo method, in a philanthropic hospital in the interior of São Paulo State. The parents' perception concerning the experience was grouped in four thematic units: making maternal stay in the Kangaroo Method flexible; favoring the mother-child and family relationship; completing the pre-term newborn's growth and development and developing skills in caring for the child. The obtained data provided information for the organization of care in the Kangaroo Mother Method, from the institutional perspective of the health care team as well as the relationship with clients, which enabled understanding about the difficulties and meanings attributed to the experience and optimization of nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, da Universidade de São Paulo, Centro Colaborador da OMS. geriofurlan@netsite.com.br
authors.forename: Cláudia Elisângela
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Furlan
authors.forename: Carmen Gracinda
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Scochi
authors.forename: Maria Cândida
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Furtado
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*