This study deals with qualitative, Convergent-Care Research which objectives were to investigate the adaptation process experience of families in this third stage of the Kangaroo Method with premature and/or low weight newborns, to implement a nursing visit in reference to the four adaptive modes of the Roy Theory. The study was developed from October of 2006 to February of 2007 in University Hospital. The subjects were six mothers, family members, and their babies. The data was collected through Roy's adaptive care process model, utilizing observation techniques and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis process occurred through apprehension, synthesis, theorization, and transference. The results show the need to strengthen the role of the family in release from the hospital, communication among the interdisciplinary team and rethinking the criteria for release in the third stage.
Neonatal nursing; Infant, premature; Infant, low birth weight; Mother-child relations
