ABSTRACT
Purpose:
to understand how the care for preterm newborns has been done, as recommended by the public health policy Kangaroo Method, from the perception of the professionals involved in the care.
Methods:
this is a descriptive study of qualitative design. Interviews were conducted with health professionals on the health care of premature babies. The participants were eighteen health professionals. From these ones, three were social workers, four nurses, two speech therapists, two nutritionists, two psychologists, four nursing technicians and a doctor. All respondents were female. The interviews were closed from the saturation of answers as there were no more significant elements. The completion of the interviews took place in the City Health Department, Inter-municipal Consortium of Health and in the Hospital Santa Casa, all institutions of a municipality in the state of Paraná. The technique used for data analysis through content analysis was the thematic analysis.
Results:
two thematic topics for discussion were listed: The fragmentation of care of premature and families; and the contradictions between the professionals and the established public policy practices. It is considered that there is not effective monitoring for premature and it is questioned the continuity of care for comprehensive health care. It is observed that the professionals do what public policy advocates, and they value the care and hospital care.
Conclusion:
the misfits are clear in all health services, so there is not compliance with the policy.
Keywords:
Health Education; Public Polices; Interdisciplinary Communication; Comprehensive Health Care; Infant