Cochrane · systematic review · CD008313

Co‐bedding in neonatal nursery for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins

Lai, NM, Foong, SC, Foong, WC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Neonatal2 versionsAMSTAR 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 3 · 42.9%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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

Current version only

Co‐bedding versus separate care for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins

Population: stable preterm twins with growth and neurodevelopment promoted
CD008313.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Rate of weight gain (in grams/kg of baseline weight/d) ‐ average from study entry to week 3 Grams per kilogram per day
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Apnea, bradycardia, or desaturation Number of twins with episodes
Co‐bedding vs separate care
RR 0.85 [0.18, 4.05]1 study · 124 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Episodes in co‐regulated state (out of 20 observations) Episodes observed (out of a total of 20 observations) Scale from 0 to 20
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 6 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Infections ‐ suspected or proven infections (any) Clinical and microbiological methods
Co‐bedding vs separate care
RR 0.84 [0.3, 2.31]3 studies · 65 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Length of hospital stay (days)
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 6 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Parental satisfaction Parental satisfaction survey Scale from 0 to 55
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 18 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Neurobehavior: infant pain score following painful procedure ‐ at 30 seconds post heel lance Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP) Scale from 0 to 21
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 224 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness

Co‐bedding compared to separate care for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins

Population: patients with promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins
CD008313.PUB2 · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Rate of weight gain (in gram/kg of baseline weight/day) ‐ Average from study entry to week three Grams per kilogram per day
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 18 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Apnoea, bradycardia or desaturation Number of twins with the episodes
Co‐bedding vs separate care
RR 0.85 [0.18, 4.05]1 study · 124 participantsLow
Episodes in coregulated state (out of 20 observations) Episodes observed (out of a total of 20 observations). Scale from: 0 to 20.
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 6 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Neurobehaviour: infant pain score following painful procedure ‐ At 90 seconds post heel lance Premature Infant Pain Profile (PIPP). Scale from: 0 to 21.
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 124 participantsHigh
Infections ‐ Suspected or proven infections (any) Clinical and microbiological methods
Co‐bedding vs separate care
RR 0.84 [0.3, 2.31]3 studies · 65 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Length of hospital stay (Days)
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 6 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Parental satisfaction Parental Satisfaction Survey. Scale from: 0 to 55
Co‐bedding vs separate care
no estimate extracted1 study · 18 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias