Covid-19 e impactos no desenvolvimento global infantil: matriciamento realizado em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde

Abstract

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 brought several consequences, such as changes in the routines of children and their families. As a result, some children suffered health impacts such as, for example, language delay and interference with mental health. With the aim of understanding these impacts and favoring conduct in the face of these changes, a matrix support was carried out between the team that makes up the Expanded Center for Family Health and Primary Care and the Family Health Team, in a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in the Federal District. The matrix support happened in a conversation circle format, lasting approximately one and a half hours between the teams involved. During the action carried out, the main demands at the UBS were raised, the best behaviors and strategies for caring for children and their families were discussed, as well as reflections on a broader view of child development after the pandemic. The action taken was able to bring reflections on the importance of matrix support, as well as prevention and promotion of children’s health, in addition to considering the entire family and school context after the pandemic period in the individual’s evaluation process. Furthermore, the discussions raised may favor the development of new research on a larger scale to contribute to science.