| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Ashish 2012 | Protocol for a pre‐post intervention study of Help Babies Breathe in Nepal |
| Boo 2009 | Observational and not a randomised study |
| Carlo 2010c | Not a randomised study. Pre‐post intervention study design |
| Cavaleiro 2009 | Participants were medical students and not healthcare providers |
| Chomba 2008 | Not a randomised study. WHO newborn care training that included neonatal resuscitation but was a pre‐ and post‐intervention study |
| Curran 2015 | Participants were medical students and not healthcare providers |
| Deindl 2015 | Not a randomised study and participants were 4th year medical students and not healthcare providers |
| Deorari 2001 | Not a randomised study. Pre‐ and post‐intervention study performed in 14 teaching hospitals in India |
| Duran 2008a | Not a randomised study. Assessed the impact of NRP in Turkey before and after NRP training |
| Duran 2008b | Not a randomised study. Pre‐ and post‐intervention study of retention of knowledge and skills related to NRP among paediatric trainees |
| Durojaiye 2002 | Not a randomised study. Pre‐ and post‐intervention study of the effect of a 1‐day paediatric life‐support course on the knowledge of paediatric trainees |
| Ergenekon 2000 | Not a randomised study. Pre‐ and post‐intervention study of trainees |
| Ersdal 2013 | Not a randomised trial. A 7‐month follow‐up of practical skills retention following course in Helping Babies Breathe |
| Finan 2012 | Comparison of high‐fidelity with low‐fidelity simulation on the impact of a neonatal resuscitation programme |
| Goudar 2013 | Not a randomised trial. A pre‐ and post‐intervention type study of Helping Babies Breathe |
| Hubballi 2014 | The participants are auxiliary nurse midwife students and not healthcare providers |
| López‐Herce 1999 | Not a randomised study. A pre‐ and post‐intervention study of participants evaluation of the course |
| Mathai 2015 | Not a randomised study. A prospective, comparative, observational study to determine the ease and effectiveness of training of healthcare personnel in use of the self inflating bag or the T‐piece resuscitator using infant training manikins |
| Msemo 2013 | Not a randomised trial. A pre‐ and post‐intervention study of Helping Babies Breathe |
| Nadler 2011 | Not a randomised study. Assessed the usefulness of video debriefings on teamwork in newborn resuscitation |
| Patel 2001 | Not a randomised study. Retrospective time cohort evaluation for changes in Apgar scores pre and post intervention with NRP |
| Patel 2002 | Not a randomised study. Retrospective evaluation in Apgar scores pre and post introduction of NRP |
| Senarath 2007 | A community‐based cluster‐randomised trial that did not report our pre‐specified outcomes |
| Singhal 2001 | Not a randomised study. Assessment of telephonic questionnaire on newborn resuscitation |
| Skidmore 2001 | Not a randomised study. Pre and post intervention and 6‐month retention of knowledge and skills study among birth room healthcare professionals |
| Tan 2014 | A non‐randomised study on quality of cardiac compressions in resuscitation trained neonatal staff |
| Trevisanuto 2005 | Not a randomised study. Questionnaire of knowledge related to NRP immediately and 6 months after NRP in paediatric residents |
| Trevisanuto 2007 | Not a randomised study. Questionnaire of knowledge related to NRP before and immediately after NRP, comparing cities in Italy and Sudan |
| Walker 2014 | A non‐randomised study with pair‐matched hospital‐based implementation trial of PRONTO (Programa de Rescate Obstetrico y Neonatal: Tratamiento optimo y Oportuno), a highly‐realistic, low‐tech simulation‐based obstetric and neonatal emergency training programme |
NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation Program; WHO: World Health Organization.