Validation of newborn positioning protocol in Intensive Care Unit.

Research Objective: to verify the positioning indications of newborn sand build a standard operating procedure protocol for newborn positioning in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Method: for protocol validation, the Delphi technique was used ,in which expert nurses in the field reviewed the proposed procedure.

Results: we present the results of this validation in a protocol form, to contribute to the discussion about newborn positioning in NICU and standardization of nursing care related to positioning.