Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Childcare begins with nursing after prenatal care when the nurse accompanies the pregnant woman and performs actions and guidance on the care of the baby. OBJECTIVE: To describe the importance of the nurse's assistance in the child care consultation. METHODOLOGY: This is an integrative review of the literature. The inclusion criteria were: original articles, in the period of 2013-2017; in the Portuguese language. RESULTS: The studies revealed that through reception, bonding, qualified listening and prior scheduling it is possible to guarantee the quality of care and a better adherence of this family to the childcare program. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that the role of nursing in childcare begins from its gestation, through guidelines for the care that this pregnant woman will have with her baby at birth, neonatal screening, such as the test of the foot, test of the ear, tongue test, eye and little heart test, immunization surveillance, body hygiene, guidance on breastfeeding and the child's first meals and follow-up of growth and development.
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