TABLE 3.
Themes identified in each study
| Themes | Study reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| Experiences and impact of crying | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emotional impact on parents | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Impact on relationships | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anger towards baby | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parental management strategies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soothing techniques | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Parental coping strategies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Need for social support | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Normalizing crying | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| The role of health professionals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health professional support | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seeking a cure | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| The role of infant feeding and maternal diet | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes to maternal diet | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Pressure to stop breastfeeding | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |