Abstract
Parental presence in neonatal medicine is essential for the development of premature newborns and the parent-child relationship. Through collaborative work with the neonatal medicine teams at Louis-Mourier Hospital, a tool to support parental presence called « Mon livret des premiers jours » has been designed and developed. This booklet is made available to parents with the aim of encouraging them to be present and enabling caregivers to more easily identify their needs and vulnerabilities. Parents can fill out the booklet daily, writing or using stickers to express what they are doing or feeling. The booklet is the subject of action research that will assess its contribution to parenting support. At the end of their hospital stay, parents can take the booklet home with them as a record of their experience that they can share with their child later on.