Método Canguru e seus desdobramentos pelo Brasil: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Introduction: Despite its recognized success, the Kangaroo Method (KM) is still little explored worldwide, and only Brazil has inserted the method as a public policy and a model for neonatal care. Importantly, the KM improves not only the quality of life of very low birth weight newborns (VLBWN) during your hospital stay and also on your discharge, and promotes maternal empowerment and confidence, in addition to improving neonatal readmission rates and facilitating the breastfeeding process. Objectives: This study aims to verify the existence of MC in Brazil, in addition to observing its main impacts on the lives of mothers and babies participating in the method. Methodology: This is an integrative review (IR) of the literature, conducted through six steps, namely: the definition of the research question; research in scientific databases; data extraction; analysis of included studies; interpretation of results; and IR presentation. An advanced search was carried out in the computerized databases of the Virtual Health Library (BVS-BIREME), Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus. The articles resulting from the data search were all exported to the Rayyan QCRI software for careful analysis and selection. Full articles were included, in Portuguese and English, published between 2016-2021, using the following controlled descriptors in Health Sciences: kangaroo method and infant, premature. The sample consisted of 15 articles that dealt specifically with the KM. Results and Discussion: The scientific evidence found in the literature review points to 3 categories: a) perception of mothers about the KM; b) barriers related to the implementation or practice of the KM; c) implications of the KM on the NB's development and on their bond with the mother and/or family. Conclusion: The lack of knowledge and in-depth knowledge about the particularities of the method means that professionals do not do it the way it was stratified and planned, promoting a superfluous practice and restricting the benefits pointed out by the KM.