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CA corrected age CC conventional care FFSF face-to-face-still-face GA gestational age iKMC immediate kangaroo mother care IPISTOSS Immediate Parent-Infant Skin-to-Skin Study iSSC immediate skin-to-skin contact KMC kangaroo mother care LBW low birth weight NICU neonatal intensive care unit NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology PICO Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome framework PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses RCT randomised...

1 Background Advancements in neonatology in the last decades have led to increased survival rates and better outcomes for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) [1, 2]. Besides the technical advancements, the parental role has evolved from being mainly observers to active participants in caring for the infant [1, 3]. Earlier beliefs held that parental visits could disrupt effective care and consequently hinder the recovery of the infant [3, 4].