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OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalence of and factors related to access to neonatal consultation in the first week of life, in Brazil. METHODS a secondary data analysis from a national cross-sectional survey involving 14,133 mothers from primary care services. Pearson chi-square was used to analyze the prevalence of access to appointment and Poisson regression to analyze related factors, considering prevalence ratio (PR) and confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS the prevalence of healthcare visits was 63.0% in Brazil. Children of mothers, aged 30-39 years (PR=1.065; CI=1.029-1.103), and of single mothers (PR=1.021; CI=1.00-1.042) had higher prevalence of access. Children from the northern region of Brazil had a lower prevalence of healthcare visits compared to children from other regions. CONCLUSIONS low prevalence of access to neonatal visits was identified in the first week of life in primary care services; the region of residence, maternal age, and marital status were identified among the related factors.