Analysis of the development of children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit from parents' point of view.

Objectives: to analyze the development of children discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and how hospitalization interferes with child development, from parents' point of view.

Methods: a descriptive-exploratory, documentary and qualitative study, carried out with parents of children discharged from the Intensive Care Unit through a telephone survey and supplementation in medical records. Data were analyzed using Bardin's tool and discussed according to scientific evidence.