Table 2.

Complete search strategy for PubMed databases

Search	Recent queries in PubMed	Item found
#1	(((((“satisfaction”[Title/Abstract]) OR “hospital management”[Title/Abstract]) OR “hospital performanc”[Title/Abstract]) OR “indicator*”[Title/Abstract]) OR “index “[Title/Abstract]) OR “Length of Stay”[Title/Abstract]) OR ”Readmission to hospital”[Title/Abstract]) OR “same post-delivery”[Title/Abstract]	958,452
#2	(“skin-to-skin”[Title/Abstract]) OR “KMC”[Title/Abstract]	1367
#3	#1 AND #2	21*

*Filters activated: Clinical Trial, English. KMC=Kangaroo Mother Care