Comparison 1. Nasal versus oral placement of enteral feeding tubes.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Time to achieve full enteral feeding (days after birth)	1	46	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐2.70 [‐11.94, 6.54]
2 Time to re‐gain birth weight (days after birth)	1	46	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.90 [‐1.27, 3.07]
3 Need for oxygen supplementation (days after birth)	1	46	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.60 [‐15.17, 30.37]