Study	Reason for exclusion
Cai 2008	Acupoint massage compared to simple touch. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Cao 2006	Acupuncture plus hyperbaric oxygen compared to routine care. Cannot evaluate effectiveness of needle acupuncture
Chen 2006	Acupoint massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Guo 2007	Acupoint massage plus medications compared to medications. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Guo 2009	Participants were aged above 1 month and not neonates
Li 2003	Acupoint massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Li 2008	Acupoint massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Liu 2006	Age of the participants were not reported. It was uncertain whether the participants were neonates
Liu 2007	Acupoint massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Meng 2003	Participants were aged above 1 month and not neonates
Peng 2005	Participants were aged 1‐2 months and not neonates
Qian 2001	Non‐randomized trial comparing repeated acupoints massage with single acupoints massage. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Wu 2010	Acupoint massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Zhang 2008	Acupoint massage plus medications compared to medications. Needle acupuncture was not investigated
Zhou 2006	Body massage plus routine care compared to routine care. Needle acupuncture was not investigated