Table 1.
Characteristics of the included reviews
| Authors and year of publication | Title of the study | Aim | Study designs | Included databases | Number. of studies included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans et al., 2014 [26] | Are parenting interventions effective in improving the relationship between mothers and their preterm infants? | To systematically review the efficacy of parenting interventions in improving the quality of the relationship between mothers and preterm infants | RCTs and quasi-experimental designs | The Cochrane Library, PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science | 17 |
| Benzies et al., 2013 [30] | Key components of early intervention programs for preterm infants and their parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis | To categorise the key components of early intervention programs and determine the direct effects of components on parents, as well as their preterm infants | RCTs | MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ERIC, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 18 |
| Brett et al., 2011 [25] | A systematic mapping review of effective interventions for communicating with, supporting and providing information to parents of preterm infants | To identify and map out effective interventions for communication with, supporting and providing information for parents of preterm infants. | RCTs, quasi-experimental and non-intervention studies | Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, the Cochrane library, CINAHL, Midwives Information and Resource Service, Health Management Information Consortium, Health Management and Information Service | 72 |
| Herd, et al., 2014 [32] | Efficacy of preventative parenting interventions for parents of preterm infants on later child behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis | To determine the efficacy of parenting interventions for parents of preterm infants to improve child behaviour | RCTs | PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, PsychINFO, web of science, Cochrane library | 12 |
| Goyal et al., 2013 [33] | Home Visiting and Outcomes of Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review | To review evidence regarding home visiting and outcomes of preterm infants | RCTs and Cohort studies | Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane library, PsycINFO, EMBASE | 17 |
| Vanderveen et al., 2009 [23] | Early interventions involving parents to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants: a meta-analysis | To determine whether interventions for infant development that involve parents, improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older | RCTs | MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Cochrane library | 25 |
| Spittle al., 2015 [34] | Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants | To compare the effectiveness of early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor or cognitive impairment in preterm (< 37 weeks) infants versus standard medical follow-up of preterm infants at infancy (zero to < three years), preschool age (three to < five years), school age (five to < 18 years) and adulthood (≥ 18 years) | RCTs and Quasi- RCTs | Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase | 25 |
| Boundy et al., 2016 [21] | Kangaroo Mother Care and Neonatal Outcomes: A Meta-analysis | To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the association between KMC and neonatal outcomes | RCTs and observational studies | PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, African Index Medicus (AIM), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Information System (LILACS), Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), Index Medicus for the South-East Asian Region (IMSEAR), and Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM). | 124 |
| Lawn et al., 2010 [31] | Kangaroo mother care’ to prevent neonatal deaths due to preterm birth complications | To review the evidence, and estimate the effect of KMC on neonatal mortality due to complications of preterm birth. | RCTs and observational studies | Cochrane Libraries, PubMed, LILACS, African Medicus, EMRO and all World Health Organization Regional Databases | 15 |
| McGregor et al., 2012 [35] | Enhancing parent-infant bonding using kangaroo care: a structured review | To review the literature on the effectiveness of kangaroo care with premature infants for enhancing bonding. | RCTs and observational studies | Medline, CINAHL, OTDBASE, PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Allied and Complimentary Medicine Database (AMED), and British Nursing Index (BNI) | 6 |
| Zhang et al., 2014 [24] | Early Intervention for preterm infants and their mothers | To evaluate the efficacy of early interventions on maternal emotions, mother-infant interaction and infant development outcomes | RCTs | PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Cochrane library | 12 |