OBJECTIVE: To review scientific literature in order to check how infant development surveillance is being carried out in Brazil. DATA SOURCES: Search on databases (PubMed, Medline, SciELO and CAPES Database Thesis) for studies on medical practices related to surveillance and monitoring of child development in Brazil from 2000 to 2011. The terms used for research were: child development surveillance, early intervention, developmental screening, and developmental screening tests. There were ten texts on the subject under study. Original articles, reviews, and thesis were analyzed, as well as the reference lists of publications on the topic. DATA SYNTHESIS: Studies on monitoring of child development in Brazil showed major failures from pediatrician formation to clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: It is urgent to offer continued medical education to pediatricians in order to update their knowledge about child development monitoring, especially due to the increasing numbers of preterm infants.
infant development; child care; education, medical