Abstract
This article aims at verifying the relevance of the Social Determinants of Health for infant development focusing on language development. We analyzed the case study contributions as a way to adopt an understanding and dynamic posture in the analysis of infant’s development. These aspects were analyzed with emphasis on the mutual mother-infant relationship. For this purpose, we observed two mother-infant pairs filmed in three stages of the babies’ life: between 20 and 30 days, between 80 and 90 days, and between 110 and 120 days. The footage was transcribed and analyzed starting from fragments illustrating the longitudinal course of the cases, demonstrating that this method of research allows the understanding of how Health Social Determinants focus on the development of the baby. It stands out that the observation of the mother-infant relationship increases the scope of maternal-infant care and allows checking the support of infant care through the body/ language articulation.
Key Words:
Socioeconomic Factors; Motherhood; Baby Development