Objective: To identify the prevalence of the actions recommended by the MC in practice care for preterm newborns and/or low birth weight, by the nursing staff of the intensive neonatal care which is state reference for the MC. Method: Quantitative descriptive research, conducted through by applying a structured questionnaire with 37 mid-level nursing professionals in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, from February to April 2014. Results: Welcoming, encouraging touch, breastfeeding and environmental control are the actions performed by the team, each having 97% of practical applicability, and actions less executed, the diaper in the lateral position (83%), and the bathroom wrapped in swaddling clothes (58%). Conclusion: This team performs the care of humanized actions as recommended by the MC, and understands the importance of care for the development of newborns. There is the need of permanent education process in service.