Comparison 2. Intermittent phototherapy versus continuous phototherapy: subgrouped by term infants versus preterm infants.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
2.1 Rate of decline of serum bilirubin (micromol/L/hour)	10	1225	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.09 [‐0.21, 0.03]
2.1.1 Term infants	7	1049	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.04 [‐0.17, 0.09]
2.1.2 Preterm infants	3	176	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.51 [‐0.86, ‐0.15]
2.2 BIND	1	60	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable
2.2.1 Term infants	1	60	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Not estimable