ABSTRACT
Objectives: to describe the process of construction and validation of an educational booklet to promote bonding between mothers and newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods: methodological study developed through data collection in the literature and with the target audience; construction of the booklet; qualification of the material through validation by judges (health and communication experts/designer) and assessment by the target audience (mothers of at-risk newborns). Data were analyzed descriptively.
Results: booklet content was validated, obtaining an overall Content Validity Index of 0.92. Appearance was rated “Superior” with 80% percentage. Mothers performed an assessment with 100% agreement between the items.
Conclusions: the booklet was validated in all domains assessed and can be used by mothers with children hospitalized in the Neonatal Unit.
Descriptors: Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Educational Technology; Mother-Child Relations; Nursing; Validation Studies