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Introduction: During the historical trajectory that involves the policy of children's health in Brazil, there were positive and negative points in the care process, implemented through public policies. In this sense, in several years and decades, new guidelines have been proposed that meet assistance qualified child health care. Aim: To analyze the historical trajectory of child health policies in Brazil by verifying trends in the infant mortality coefficient. Methods: Consolidated integrative review based on research carried out in public domain documents, available in digital format on the internet network. Data were collected on child health from the period 1930 to 2016. Results: Between 1930 and 2015, there is a reduction in the infant mortality rate and improvement in the country's economy, as well as the implementation of several policies with actions aimed directly at the objective of this reduction. However, in 2016, one year after the implementation of the last child policy, there was a 10.2% increase in the infant mortality rate in relation to the previous year. Conclusions: Thus, this study shows that in the last 80 years the infant mortality rate has been reducing concomitantly with the increase in policy implementation. However, it was possible to see that there is still a need for improvements and more targeted attention to this part of the population. |
