Puericultura: duas concepções distintas

Abstract

Objective: To present, in an essay form, two distinct views on well-child care.Methods: Using several different methods of historical analysis, the two most common views on well-child care are presented: the positivist one, whose foundation is essentially based upon historical facts, and that of social criticism, concerned with how historical facts are inserted in society at different levels.Results: The coexistence of two distinct views on well-child care reveals two conflicting ideologies, but it does not invalidate the two different types of knowledge. Conclusions:Even though the understanding of well-child care through a historical approach does not allow for definitive conclusions on what it is or what it will be, it encourages reflections on more practical meanings, namely: the possibility to consider practices that gather an ensemble of positive knowledge without disregarding their limitations, and the formulation of well-child care practices concerned with social care, determined by several aspects, instead of by ideological interest.J Pediatr (Rio J). 2005;81(1):7-13: Well-child care, history, ideology.

Well-being of children and adolescents: a multidimensional construct

“…13 In Brazil and in the rest of the world, only in the 20th century did children start be considered as having rights and health care focused on their physical and mental development. 14,15 The first childhood protection laws were issued in 1923 by a non-governmental organization, the International Union for Children Welfare, which established the principles of children's rights. The document was incorporated in the first Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 by the League of Nations.…”

Percepção da mãe sobre aleitamento materno na puericultura

“…Para crianças de até um ano de vida, o acompanhamento é mensal, para as de 12 a 24 meses é bimensal, para as de 24 a 36 é semestral e para as de 36 meses até aos cinco anos é anual (1) . A qualidade da puericultura relaciona-se à participação de uma equipe multidisciplinar, que tem como prioridade a promoção da saúde da criança.…”

Os discursos sobre a educação e higienização das crianças nos jornais impressos do Piauí (1930-1960)

“…O avanço político da puericultura foi acompanhado do avanço científico, uma vez que seu conceito foi sendo ampliado, deixando de se ocupar apenas da prevenção contra as doenças e contra a mortalidade infantil e passando a oferecer um desenvolvimento saudável em todos os aspectos, inclusive os psicológicos. Para mais informações, consultar (BONILHA; RIVORÊDO, 2005).…”