The study consisted in a bibliographical revision about congenital malformations. The objectives consist of making a survey of the nursing production about the subject, presenting the current referring contributions related to the questions of congenital malformations and to propitiate a reflection for the performance of nursing professionals when facing this situation. As results, the revision located studies that had been categorized in thematic units: mother perception, familiar questions, monitorization project and nursing care in the specific anomalies. The conclusion points out that the adequate assistance to be given to the child with congenital malformation, demands beyond technician training, ability and sensitivity of the multidisciplinary team, that becomes them capable to perceive and to intervent in the bio-psicossocial and spiritual dimension of the child and the family.
Congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities; Pediatric nursing; Nursing