Table 1 Summary of RCT studies included in the analysis, June 30, 2018
Sr. | Author | Publication year | KMC mean time to initiate breastfeeding | Radiator warmer | Study design | Inclusion criteria | Setting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean | SD | Total | mean | SD | Total | ||||||
1 | Rahman et al. [18] | 2017 | 9.10 | 2.40 | 40 | 14.70 | 4.50 | 40 | RCT | Preterm + LBW | Bangladesh |
2 | Mahbubul et al. [17] | 2017 | 9.53 | 3.35 | 40 | 14.35 | 6.06 | 40 | RCT | LBW | Bangladesh |
3 | Lamy Filho et al. [16] | 2008 | 18.90 | 11.4 | 354 | 24.10 | 12.8 | 609 | RCT | LBW | Brazil |
4 | Sharma et al. [20] | 2016 | 10.10 | 5.90 | 71 | 10.80 | 4.30 | 70 | RCT | Preterm + LBW | India |
5 | Suman Rao et al. [22] | 2008 | 5.71 | 5.65 | 103 | 4.85 | 4.94 | 103 | RCT | LBW | India |
6 | Ghavane et al. [21] | 2012 | 9.70 | 6.40 | 71 | 11.00 | 8.10 | 69 | RCT | LBW | India |
7 | Jagadale & Salunkhe [15] | 2014 | 5.4 | 1.10 | 25 | 6.7 | 2.92 | 25 | RCT | LBW | India |
8 | Srivastava et al. [19] | 2014 | 6.71 | 1.89 | 118 | 9.55 | 1.14 | 122 | RCT | Preterm | India |