Abstract The study aimed to identify the knowledge in the scientific literature available on interventions geared to the premature development. We performed a literature search in databases systems involving national and international journals published in the period 1997 to 2007. The data were categorized into five areas: pre-natal care and prevention of fetal and neonatal risk, and prematurity as a risk factor for development; reasons of care focused development and interventions geared to the premature. The results point to the […]