Developmental care

review All titles and abstracts were retrieved (n=458) and 198 duplicates removed, 260 citations were downloaded into Endnote. All abstracts were reviewed for inclusion suitability and 208 articles not relating directly to the inclusion criteria were excluded. Full text versions of the remaining 52 papers were obtained and reviewed. studies were largely single-centre studies, commonly with a lack of blinding in outcome assessments and a reliance on investigator-developed surveys or interview schedules which lacked empirical testing. The observational studies lacked controls and were limited in generalisability in that they relied heavily on self-report instruments. These were also all singlecentre studies. Of the 52 studies, just over half (n=28) focused on parents. The majority of studies were on kangaroo care (n=28), followed by combined approaches to individualised care (n=14), five were on environmental modifications and four on parental interventions. The key findings are listed in relation to the developmental care intervention in TABLE 1. For the purpose of this publication, the remainder of the results are presented and discussed in relation to each developmental care intervention.