Sr. No. | Author | Country | Study design | Study period | Funding |
1 | Bang et al 20 | India | RCT | 36 months (1995–1998) |
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2 | Ariawan et al* 8 | Indonesia | Pre–Post training | NR | NR |
3 | Carlo et al 17** | Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan and Zambia | Pre–Post training and RCT | 42 months (ENC: Mar 2005 and Feb 2007; NRP: Jul 2006–Aug 2008) |
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4 | Carlo et al 18 | Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, India, Pakistan and Zambia | Pre–Post training and RCT | 42 months (ENC: Mar 2005 and Feb 2007; NRP: Jul 2006–Aug 2008) |
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5 | Gill et al 21 | Zambia | Prospective, cluster randomised and controlled effectiveness study | 30 months (Jun 2006–Nov 2008) |
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6 | Zhu et al 26 | China | Perspective study, pre–post training (traditional resuscitation vs NRPG) | 24 months (1993–1995) | NR |
7 | Deorari et al 24 | India | Pre–post training ( | NR |
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8 | Jeffery et al 28 | Macedonia | Pre–Post training | 60 months (1997–2001) |
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9 | Vakrilova et al 30 | Bulgeria | Pre–Post training ( | 48 months (2000–2003) | NR |
10 | O’Hare et al 25 | Uganda | Pre–Post training (historic group vs NRP pilot) | 1 month (Dec 2001–Jan 2002) |
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11 | Opiyo et al 19 | Kenya | Pre–Post training | NR |
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12 | Boo31 | Malaysia | Pre–Post training, prospective observational study | 100 months (Sep 1996–Dec 2004) |
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13 | Sorensen et al 29 | Tanzania | Prospective study, Pre–Post training | 14 weeks (Jul 2008–Nov 2008) |
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14 | Hole et al 32 | Malawi, Africa | Pre–Post training | 30 months (Jun 2007–Dec 2009) |
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15 | Msemo et al 22 | Tanzania | Pre–Post training | 30 months (2009–2013) |
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16 | Goudar et al 23 | India | Pre–Post training (pretraining vs post HBB) | 12 months (Oct 2009–Sep 2010) |
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17 | Vossius et al 77 | Tanzania | Pre–Post training (pretraining vs post HBB) | 24 months (Feb 2010–Jan 2012) |
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18 | Ashish et al*** | Nepal | Pre–Post training (pretraining vs post HBB) | 15 months (Jul 2012–Sep 2013) |
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19 | Bellad et al 27 | Kenya, India (Belgaum, Nagpur) | Pre–Post training (pretraining vs post HBB) | 24 months (Nov 2011–Oct 2013) |
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20 | Patel et al*** | India (Nagpur) | Pre–Post training (pre-training vs post HBB) | 24 months (Nov 2011–Oct 2013) |
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*Data for this study has been taken from Lee et al 8.
**Data for very low birth weight (<1500 g).
***Unpublished data obtained via personal communication with the author
AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; ENC, essential newborn care; HBB, helping babies breathe; NICHD, National Institute of Child and Human Development; NR, not reported; NRPG, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Guidelines; RCT, randomised control trial.