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Background: Care for LBW babies in the intensive room causes separation with parents who influence bonding attachments. Mother involvement in the process of baby care is a way to strengthen bonding attachments. Knowledge and skills of mothers who do not make mother and baby attachment bonding needs difficult to fulfill. This study aims to determine the effect of audio visual bonding attachment media on the knowledge and skills of LBW mothers. Methodology: This research was a quasi experiment by using consecutive sampling with 34 respondents, divided into 17 respondents and 17 respondents. The intervention group was given health education through audio visual. The research instrument used a knowledge questionnaire and a bonding attachment observation sheet. Statistical tests using paired t test, independent t test, Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney Results: There were differences in the increase in knowledge (p = 0.001) and improvement in skills (p = 0,000) bonding attachments that were significant in the intervention group before and after the intervention was given. Conclusion: There is the influence of the use of audio visual bonding attachment media on the knowledge and skills of LBW mothers.