A perspectiva dos pais de recém-nascidos pré-termo acerca do método canguru

This study aims to analyze the parents perception of Low Birth Weight Newborn about the Kangaroo Method (KM). It’s a qualitative research, in Case Study mode, whose data were obtained between March and December 2016, by conducting semi-structured interviews with 12 mothers and three fathers of the Low Birth Weight Newborn, in a university hospital in Campo Grande - MS, Brazil, and their narratives were subjected to thematic content analysis technique. The collected data were grouped into three thematic groups: “The Kangaroo Method as a contributor to the approximation and formation of the bond between parents and child”; “The Kangaroo Method as a growth and development promoter of the premature child preterm”; and “The a Kangaroo Methods a facilitator breastfeeding exclusive”. In describing these perceptions, as method benefits were found the bond construction between parents and children, the baby’s weight gain acceleration, greater motor development, encouraging breastfeeding and early discharge, coinciding with the advantages described by the current literature.