# Construction and validation of an educational booklet on prematurity for pregnant women, postpartum women and family members

## TL;DR

This study created and validated an educational booklet to help pregnant women, new mothers, and families understand and care for premature babies in the neonatal ICU.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the development and validation of a highly suitable and didactic educational booklet on prematurity for caregivers.

## Key findings

- The booklet achieved a Content Validity Index of 0.98 and 95.39% of variables rated as 'Very good' by the target audience.
- The material was found to be representative, didactic, and easy to understand for the intended users.

## Abstract

to develop and validate an educational booklet on prematurity for pregnant women, postpartum women, and family members.

a methodological study developed in three stages: preparation of the educational booklet itself; content validation by nurse judges in two stages using a Content Validity Index higher than 0.80 and an agreement rate higher than 90%; and evaluation with the target audience using the Suitability Assessment of Materials.

the material entitled “My Premature Baby in the Neonatal ICU: a booklet for the family” was developed, addressing topics on care and interventions for premature babies and guidance for families, validated by nurse judges with a Content Validity Index of 0.98 and evaluated with 95.39% of the variables classified as “Very good” by the target audience.

the booklet proved to be representative, didactic, and easy to understand, contributing to the education and health promotion of caregivers of premature babies.

desenvolver e validar uma cartilha educativa sobre prematuridade para gestantes, puérperas e familiares.

estudo metodológico desenvolvido em três etapas: elaboração da cartilha educativa; validação de conteúdo por juízes enfermeiros em duas etapas, por meio do Índice de Validade de Conteúdo superior a 0,80 e taxa de concordância maior que 90%; e avaliação com o público-alvo usando o Suitability Assessment of Materials.

construção do material intitulado “Meu bebê prematuro na UTI Neonatal: cartilha para a família”, que aborda temas sobre os cuidados e intervenções com o bebê prematuro, além de orientações às famílias. O material foi validado por juízes enfermeiros, com Índice de Validade de Conteúdo de 0,98, e avaliado com 95,39% das variáveis classificadas como “Muito bom” pelo público-alvo.

a cartilha mostrou-se representativa, didática e de fácil compreensão, contribuindo para a educação e promoção da saúde de cuidadores de bebês prematuros.