Individual, Social and Institutional Vulnerabilities in the Premature Infant Care at Home

The prematurity carries some difficulties for families during the preterm infant hospitalization, as well as, after hospital discharge. In this context, is required a specific knowledge about biological characteristics, family’s life conditions, health care, and social context. This study aims to analyze parent’s experiences on daily home care infants focusing individual, institutional vulnerabilities. Descriptive qualitative was developed through hermeneutic perspective approach, in South of Brazil with six families, who had babies discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Non-structured interviews were recorded visit 12 participants (parents) genogram ecomap applied. Emerged core theme: Parents’ feelings related at their interaction services. During first month discharge, parents emotionally vulnerable. There lack connection between Primary Health Care, what increases vulnerability. After have experienced an social, To minimize vulnerability, services need be organized network offering qualified follow-up. Applying Policy premature infant, consequently, reducing individual vulnerability recognize vulnerabilities care.