A Qualitative Study: Implementation of Neonatal Developmental Care

Background: Neonatal Developmental Care is the care that facilitates the development of the baby through the management of the nursing environment and observation of behaviors so that babies get adequate environtmental stimulus. An adequate stimulus leads to physiological stabilization of the body and decreased stress. Objectives: To know implementation Neonatal Developmental Care on the nurse in the perinatology room RSUD Panembahan Senopati Bantul. Methods: This research uses qualitative research design with phenomenology appoarch. Partisipans in this study were 6 nurses working in the perinatology room. The selection of participants in this study was conducted through purposive sampling technique. Data were collected through in-depth interview using data recording, interview protocol, and field note. Colaizzi method was used to analyse data. Results: This study identified four themes, that is: implementation of Neonatal Developmental Care, benefit apply of Neonatal Developmental Care, nurse’s respons in apllying of Neonatal Developmental Care and obstacles in apllying of Neonatal Developmental Care. Conclusions: Thus it can be concluded that Neonatal Developmental Care alredy apllied in perinatology RSUD Panembahan Senopati Bantul. Keywords: Neonatal Developmental Care, Perinatolog