Documentos que orientam as práticas de vigilância do desenvolvimento infantil na atenção básica à saúde

Abstract

Introduction: Child development is determined by biopsychosocial aspects and requires policies aimed at its promotion. In this sense, development surveillance is an important strategy that must be guided by competent government agencies, with a focus on comprehensive care for children. Objective: To identify and analyze the documents that guide early childhood development surveillance practices in the context of primary care in Brazil. Method: This is a documentary research, whose sources of information were tracked between the months of October 2022 to March 2023 on Federal 9 Government websites, the Virtual Health Library (BVS) and the Google search platform. Document analyzes took place between January and March 2023. Results: 10 documents were identified that have been guiding child development surveillance practices in primary care. The analyzed material consists of laws, ordinances, booklets, projects and information booklets, which over the years have become more purposeful for the implementation of surveillance practices by health professionals. However, such documents still leave gaps in terms of procedures, follow-up flows and indication of validated instruments to assess child development. Conclusion: The documents contributed to the expansion of surveillance of child development in primary care, with the description of guidelines and recommendations for actions on the subject.