Desenvolvimento e crescimento de crianças de zero a cinco anos: proposta de um Protocolo de Puericultura para o município de Ibirité

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a protocol for growth and development aimed at children up to age five, to be implemented in the Ibirité city well as elucidate the importance of childcare. To this end, initially sought to know about it through the literature search, the site of BVS, SciELO and Programs in the Ministry of Health. Confirmed to be essential to care planning, including health care of children from 0 to 5 years, with monitoring the health of children and this care begins even during pregnancy. There are several procedures that health professionals should be aware of that make a good service to children and their families. Therefore, we attempted to show the importance of having a protocol for child care for each county, allowing the service to be done in a systematic way by the Family Health Teams. It is important that each municipality has its own protocol, because there are factors that vary from one location to another, such as socio-economic profile of families, education, and others. It is hoped that this work will contribute to future studies on this topic, as well as assist professionals on the establishment of protocols for child care.