Table 1 PICOS research framework

Population

Mothers and newborns dyads, health facilities and health workers practicing facility-based KMC

Intervention

Facility-based KMC

Context

Health facilities in sSA with inpatient KMC

Comparisons

Conventional methods of care, incubator care, N/A

Outcome

Barriers and facilitators of facility-based KMC practice

Study

Experimental studies (controlled trials) and observational studies (cohort, case-controlled, cross-sectional, qualitative)