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Abstract
Developmental supportive care recognizes the physical, psychological and emotional vulnerabilities of premature and low birth weight infants. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of nurses regarding developmental supportive care for preterm and low birth weight infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). A descriptive design was used; the study was carried out on 180 nurses at the governmental hospitals at Mansoura city. The data were collected using two tools: tool (1) questionnaire sheet for nurses’ socio-demographic data and their knowledge about preterm infant and developmental supportive care. Tool (2) an observational checklist for nurses’ practice of developmental supportive care for preterm and low birth weight infants during daily nursing care procedures. the result of this study revealed that there were 64.6% of the studied nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge regarding developmental supportive care for preterm and low birth weight infants while 56.7% of them had inadequate practice of developmental supportive care for preterm and low birth weight infants, there were no statistically significant relation between nurses’ knowledge and their actual practice (p>0.05). Therefore, the study recommended setting training and educational programs for nurses to improve their knowledge and their performance regarding developmental supportive care for preterm and low birth weight infants.