Table 1.

PICOST question.

Population	Among health care professionals involved in the resuscitation or simulated resuscitation of a neonate (P)
Intervention	does briefing/debriefing (I)
Comparator	in comparison to no briefing/debriefing (C)
Outcomes	improve outcomes for infants, families or staff (O)
Study designs	Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomised studies (non-randomized controlled trials, interrupted time series, controlled before-and-after studies, cohort studies) were eligible for inclusion. Manikin studies were eligible for inclusion but animal studies were excluded. Conference abstracts and unpublished studies (e.g. trial protocols) were excluded.
Timeframe	All years and all languages are included as long as there is an English abstract. Literature search updated to January 27, 2020.