Parents and legal guardians in Brazil can use Meu SUS Digital’s child-health miniapp to view records for children linked to them in official government databases. The link identifies which child’s information can be accessed; it does not guarantee that every health entry is already present. Ministry access instructions
The service is called the Caderneta Digital da Criança, the digital version of the child-health booklet. It brings together available vaccination, growth, development, oral-health and clinical information, alongside educational material.
What you need before opening the miniapp
The government service page describes access for legal guardians of children under 12. Its instructions specify a silver or gold gov.br account with two-step verification enabled. The ministry’s 14 October news explanation refers more generally to an active account; the service page modified on 21 October provides the more specific login requirements. Access is free. Current service requirements
You also need the relationship with the child to be recorded in the official government systems used by the platform. When those details are already present and correctly associated, the ministry says the child is identified automatically. It does not ask the guardian to create a new manual link in that situation. Official family links
How to find the child’s record
The two official pages use slightly different navigation wording. The ministry describes a “Miniapps” section; the service page places the child miniapp under “Aplicações” on the home screen. Both lead to Caderneta da Criança.
- Open the official Meu SUS Digital app, or use its web version through the government’s service page.
- Sign in with your gov.br account.
- Find “Aplicações” or “Miniapps” and select “Caderneta da Criança” or “MiniApp Caderneta da Criança”.
- Select the child linked to your profile. The service page then directs users to “Saúde da criança”.
- Choose the available vaccination, growth, development, oral-health or clinical-history information.
These steps follow the published Portuguese instructions; screen labels may differ as the service changes. The government service page is the starting point for current access instructions. Ministry navigation guide
If the child does not appear
A missing child is a relationship-link issue, rather than necessarily a missing medical record. The ministry says the platform is gradually being updated to recognise more family links.
Its October explanation also says a feature allowing users to request a child’s inclusion is under study. That wording should not be read as an instruction to look for an existing “add child” button. The published service page provides a support contact for access questions. Missing-child explanation, Service support
If a vaccination or consultation is missing
A visible child profile with an incomplete health history is a different situation. The miniapp shows information recorded and sent by healthcare establishments to integrated SUS systems, especially the National Health Data Network, RNDS.
An entry may be absent because the information has not yet been sent or integrated. A blank screen therefore does not prove that a vaccination or consultation never happened. For an absent or inconsistent health record, the ministry directs the guardian to the service responsible for the visit or vaccination to check the information. Missing or inconsistent health information
That route addresses the clinical entry at its source. Repeatedly looking for a different app login cannot, by itself, establish whether the provider submitted the underlying record.
Keep the printed booklet in use
The ministry explicitly says the digital service does not replace the printed Caderneta da Criança. The two formats are complementary. A digital growth graph or vaccination entry provides access to recorded information; this guide does not interpret a child’s measurements or decide which care they need. Printed and digital booklets
The practical distinction is between access, linkage and completeness. Confirming the account requirements helps with access; official government relationships determine which child appears; healthcare-service submissions determine which health entries are available.