Cochrane · systematic review · CD002771
Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants
Conde‐Agudelo, A, Díaz‐Rossello, JL · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
NeonatalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 5 · 71.4%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Kangaroo mother care versus conventional neonatal care for reducing morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants
Population: infants with low birthweight
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality at latest Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | RR 0.67 [0.48, 0.95] | 12 studies · 2293 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Severe infection/sepsis at latest Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | RR 0.5 [0.36, 0.69] | 8 studies · 1463 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hypothermia at discharge or at 40 to 41 weeks’ postmenstrual age ‐ stabilized infants Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | RR 0.28 [0.16, 0.49] | 9 studies · 989 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Weight gain at latest Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 1198 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Any breastfeeding at discharge or at 40 to 41 weeks' postmenstrual age ‐ stabilized infants Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | RR 1.2 [1.07, 1.34] | 10 studies · 1696 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Any breastfeeding at 1 to 3 months' Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | RR 1.17 [1.05, 1.31] | 9 studies · 1394 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Griffith quotient for psychomotor development (all subscales) at 12 months' corrected age (copy) Kangaroo mother care vs conventional neonatal care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 579 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |