Abstract Integrative review that aims to evaluate the evidence regarding the impact of hospitalization of a infant of low birth weight for the family. Data collect was developed in July 2011, with time frame from 1990. After classifying nature and tendency, only studies with social-cultural nature were analyzed. Corpus was composed with 12 articles and theme content analysis was developed. Results pointed out that neonatal intensive care unit admission bring psychological and emotional repercussions to the mother, through fear, fatigue, […]

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 […]