Comparison 1. Phototherapy with reflective curtains versus phototherapy alone.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1.1 Decline in bilirubin at 4 to 8 hours	3	281	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐14.61 [‐19.80, ‐9.42]
1.2 Decline in serum bilirubin (over 24 hours)	9		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.2.1 White plastic	4		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.2.2 White linen	2		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.2.3 Aluminium	2		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.2.4 White not defined	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.3 Decline in bilirubin (first measurement)	9	796	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐29.08 [‐31.93, ‐26.22]
1.4 Rate of decline in bilirubin (micromol/L/h)	1	84	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐3.39 [‐6.88, 0.10]
1.5 Duration of phototherapy (in hours)	4		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.6 Duration of hospital stay (in hours)	2	279	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐41.08 [‐45.92, ‐36.25]
1.7 Decline in bilirubin at 24 hours (low and high baseline SB)	9		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.7.1 Mean baseline SB < 300 micromol/L	5		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.7.2 Mean baseline SB ≥ 300 micromol/L	4		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected