Zhao 2005.

Study characteristics
Methods	Study design: randomised controlled trial Recruitment date: October 2002 and February 2003 (babies delivered between these dates) Treatment arms: 2 Follow‐up: from delivery to discharge; no further details reported
Participants	Randomised: N = 377 (Group 1 was the swimming (study) group, comprising a total of 223 newborns including 127 babies delivered after spontaneous vaginal delivery and 96 babies after Cesarean section. Group 2 was the bathing (control) group, comprising 154 newborns including 109 babies delivered after spontaneous vaginal delivery and 45 babies after Cesarean section) Inclusion criteria: no details reported Exclusion criteria: no details reported
Interventions	Intervention: the study group (swimming) included 223 cases (127 babies delivered after spontaneous vaginal delivery and 96 babies after Cesarean section). During hospitalisation (from delivery to discharge), newborns in the study group swam twice a day for 10 to 15 minutes each time Comparator: bathing
Outcomes	Outcomes not relevant to SCiPAD
Identification	Sponsorship source: not reported Country: China Setting: Guangdong Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital
Declarations of interest	Not reported
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