Maternal Kangaroo care education program in the neonatal intensive care unit improved mothers' perceptions, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress relates to premature infant.

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of the maternal kangaroo care education programme over 1 month and 3 months on the mother's perception, knowledge, perceived barriers and stress.

Design: A quasi-experimental and longitudinal study was conducted among mothers with premature infants.

Methods: Forty-eight mother-infant dyads were enrolled per arm in the control and experimental groups.