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Introduction: The stress due to the work in the health professionals is becoming an important problem. The medicine promotes high levels of stress, which can result in negative consequences to the professionals. To evaluateObjective: the prevalence of Burnout Syndrome (BS) and associated factors in pediatricians of neonatal care in Mossoró/RN. Methods: It was performed a cross-sectional epidemiological study after approval in Research Ethics Committees and filling the informed consent form. It was applied a questionnaire to the pediatrics, which included biodemographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory, that evaluates the presence of BS. The prevalence of BS was 45.0%. ThereResults: was statistical significance for younger physicians, with less time of general and specialist work, higher night workload and the emotional exhaustion item. Know these factors is important to guide prevention and promotionalConclusion: care strategies in the occupational health of these professionals.