[Social pediatrics and its reformist proposals]

This article reflects on the constitution of Social Pediatrics in Brazil, viewing it as a movement for reform in children's health care involving teaching, services, and pediatric practice. The article includes a historical and bibliographical review of the Social Pediatrics' field and the provision of children's health care, analyzing its relations with movements for the reform of medical education and health care and its conceptual framework, including several authors' definitions and formulations on the theme.