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. 2024 Dec 16;19(12):e0315588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315588

Table 3. Summary of studies reviewed.

Author, year Study origin/ country Study type Clinical practice guideline/policy/ recommendation Quality appraisal percentage of criteria met
Akuma 2012 United Kingdom Quantitative Guideline by Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2008. 82%
Albouy-Llaty et al. 2012 France Quantitative Perinatal Group B streptococcus (GBS) screening guidelines. 85%
Alja’freh and Abu-Shaikha 2021 Jordan Quantitative Clinical practice guidelines of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. 90%
Alsweiler et al. 2020 New Zealand Quantitative Neonatal hypoglycaemia guideline. 82%
Breakell 2018 United Kingdom Quantitative National Institute of Health and Care Excellence bronchiolitis guideline. 97%
Brower et al. 2019 United States Quantitative Local guideline recommendation for treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus and use of acyclovir in neonates and infants. 95%
Brozanski et al. 2020 United States Quantitative Perioperative euthermia clinical practice recommendations. 92%
David et al. 2021 Zimbabwe Mixed methods study Prenatal care pathways for pregnant women. 85%
da Silva Carvalho et al. 2021 Brazil Mixed methods study National Clinical Guidelines for Care in Normal Birth. 85%
de Oliveira Carvalho 2013 Brazil Qualitative Maternal breastfeeding clinical management of lactation and the orientation/techniques to prevent early difficulties during breastfeeding. 77%
Doherty et al. 2022 Australia Quantitative Model of care addressing alcohol consumption based on systematic review of evidence, international and Australian clinical guidelines. 97%
Eldh 2016 Sweden Qualitative Guideline for peripheral venous catheters management in paediatric care. 95%
Gkentzi et al. 2017 United Kingdom Systematic review Recommendations for national immunisation program- antenatal vaccination against pertussis. 90%
Gu et al. 2020 China Quantitative Guideline of Enteral Nutrition for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease. 95%
Haskell et al. 2021 New Zealand and Australia Mixed methods study Targeted theory-informed interventions to improve bronchiolitis management in acute paediatric setting. 100%
Kebaya et al. 2018 Kenya Quantitative Evidence-based criteria regarding newborn resuscitation in maternity units. 100%
Langley et al. 2015 Canada Quantitative Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in paediatric health care facilities. 87%
Laubscher et al. 2013 Switzerland Quantitative Swiss guidelines to prevent paediatric vitamin K deficiency bleeding. 77%
Luitjes et al. 2018 Netherlands Quantitative Obstetric guidelines on the management of hypertension in pregnancy. 97%
Lyngstad et al. 2022 Norway Quantitative Guidelines for pain assessment and management and increased parental involvement in single-family room NICU. 97%
Mohan et al. 2023 United States Quantitative American Academy of Paediatrics guideline recommendations for intravenous immunoglobulin in infants with haemolytic disease. 87%
Moore et al. 2020 Canada Qualitative Guideline supporting shared decision making for extreme preterm birth. 92%
Muhumuza et al. 2015 Uganda Quantitative Paediatric special care unit Hand hygiene to reduce transmission of health care worker-associated pathogens. 95%
Muirhead and Kynoch 2019 Australia Quantitative Evidence-based clinical guideline for the management of neonatal pain published by the Australian New Zealand Neonatal Network. 100%
Nair et al. 2014 United Kingdom Systematic review Quality of care (World Health organisation WHO framework) for pregnant women, newborns and children. 92%
Nkamba et al. 2017 Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo Qualitative Antenatal screening and treatment during pregnancy. 92%
O’Loughlin et al. 2021 Lao Quantitative Integrated management of neonatal and childhood illness guidelines- national strategy. 87%
Olsen et al. 2018 United States Quantitative Nutritional guidelines for premature infants. 95%
Page et al. 2017 Australia Qualitative Nutrition guidelines for infants who weigh <1500 gms (preterm birth). 85%
Pangerl et al. 2021 Australia Systematic review GBS Screening Guidelines in Pregnancy. 87%
Pauws et al. 2017 Netherlands Quantitative Implementation of manual oxygen titration guideline for pre-term infants. 85%
Pricilla et al. 2018 Kenya Quantitative WHO’s Prevention of mother to child transmission of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment guidelines. 92%
Rousseau et al. 2020 France Mixed methods National guidelines for obstetrics. 92%
Ryan et al. 2020 United States Systematic review Postpartum haemorrhage clinical guidelines, policy and management of Obstetric haemorrhage prevention. 100%
Sharma et al. 2021 Norway Qualitative Lifestyle-changes guidelines essential for preventing diabetes post- gestational diabetes mellitus. 97%
Silva et al. 2013 Brazil Quantitative Guidelines for GBS prenatal screening. 85%
Skåre et al. 2018 Norway Quantitative Neonatal resuscitations criteria. 92%
Smith et al. 2017 United Kingdom Qualitative Maternal death surveillance and response and Maternal Death Review systems. 92%
Snelgrove-Clarke et al. 2015 Canada Quantitative Fetal health surveillance guideline in clinical practice. 92%
Stokes et al. 2016 New Zealand Systematic review Guidelines to improve obstetric care practice. 92%
Sundercombe et al. 2014 Australia and New Zealand Quantitative Postnatal ward neonatal hypoglycaemia guidelines and UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative recommendations. 92%
Telfer et al. 2021 United States Quantitative Evidence-based bundle to reduce early labour admissions and labour management guidelines associated with decreased caesarean birth. 100%
Trevisanuto et al. 2015 Vietnam Quantitative Survey International guidelines for neonatal resuscitation. 95%
Trollope et al. 2018 New Zealand Quantitative Maternity clinical practice guidelines developed by ‘National Women’s Health’. 90%
Turan et al. 2012 Kenya Quantitative Antenatal Care Integration in Pregnancy. 90%
Warren 2011 Australia Quantitative Protocol for the prevention and management of extravasation injuries in the neonatal intensive care. 92%
Wilkinson et al. 2017 Australia Quantitative Clinical guidelines regarding weight management in pregnancy- best practice delivery of care to pregnant women regarding gestational weight gain. 87%
Zahroh et al. 2022 Australia and Switzerland Systematic review Use of antenatal corticosteroids, tocolytics, magnesium sulphate, and antibiotics to improve preterm birth management. 92%