Table 3 Evaluation of the methodological quality of the included reviews according to the AMSTAR criteria and an adaptation of the ROBIS* criteria [26, 58]

Miller S, Maguire L, Macdonald K. Home-based child development interventions for preschool children from socially disadvantaged families. Cochrane systematic reviews. Dec 2011.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Barlow J, Smailagic N, Huband N, Roloff V, Bennett C. Group-based parent training programmes for improving parental psychosocial health. Cochrane systematic reviews. May 2014.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Barlow J, Smailagic N, Bennett C, Huband N, Jones H, Coren E. Individual and group based parenting programmes for improving psychosocial outcomes for teenage parents and their children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 3.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Barlow J, Bergman H, Kornør H, Wei Y, Bennett C. Group-based parent training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2016.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Bryanton J, Beck CT, Montelpare W. Postnatal parental education for optimizing infant general health and parent-infant relationships. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 11.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Bennett C, Underdown A, Barlow J. Massage for promoting mental and physical health in typically developing infants under the age of six months. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 4.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Tiitinen S, Homanen R, Lindfors P, Ruusuvuori J. Approaches used in investigating family support in transition to parenthood. Health Promot Int. 2014 Sep;29(3):518–27.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

inadequate description of method

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

Lakshman R, Ogilvie D, Ong KK. Mothers’ experiences of bottle-feeding: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Arch Dis Child. 2009 Aug;94(8).

yes

yes

yes

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes, summary table

yes

yes, narrative method

not mentioned

not mentioned

Entsieh A, Hallström I. First-time parents’ prenatal needs for early parenthood preparation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature. Midwifery. 2016 Aug;39:1–11.

yes

yes

yes

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes, reference PRISMA criteria

yes, reference PRISMA criteria

yes

not mentioned

none declared

Welsh J, Strazdins L, Ford L, Friel S, O’Rourke K, Carbone S, Carlon L. Promoting equity in the mental wellbeing of children and young people: a scoping review. Health Promot Int. 2015 Sep;30 Suppl 2:ii36–76.

yes

yes

yes

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

project supported by the Australian Research Council

Panter-Brick C, Burgess A, Eggerman M, McAllister F, Pruett K, Leckman J. Practitioner review: engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2014 Nov; 55(11): 1187–1212.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes, reference PRISMA and where, when, how analysis

yes, reference PRISMA and where, when, how analysis

yes

not mentioned

not mentioned

Poole MK, Seal DW, Taylor CA. A systematic review of universal campaigns targeting child physical abuse prevention. Health Educ Res. 2014 Jun;29(3):388–432.

yes

yes

yes

yes

discussed

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes, narrative method according to topic + summary tables

yes

none declared

Mcdaid D, Park AL. Investing in mental health and well-being: findings from the DataPrev project. Health Promot Int. 2011 Dec;26 Suppl 1

yes

yes

yes

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes, narrative method according to topic + summary tables

not mentioned

study supported by the European Parliament research programme

Perry M, Becerra F, Kavanagh J, Serre A, Vargas E, Becerril V. Community-based interventions for improving maternal health and for reducing maternal health inequalities in high-income countries: a systematic map of research. Global Health. 2015 Jul 1;10:63.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

MASCOT supported by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme

Morrison J, Pikhart H, Ruiz M, Goldblatt P. Systematic review of parenting interventions in European countries aiming to reduce social inequalities in children’s health and development. BMC Public Health. 2014 Oct 6;14:1040.

yes

yes

yes

assumed because references to PRISMA, but not found

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

none declared

Piotrowski CC, Talavera GA, Mayer JA. Healthy steps: a systematic review of a preventive practice-based model of pediatric care. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2009 Feb;30(1):91–103.

yes

yes

yes

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

Van Vuuren CL, Reijneveld SA, Van der Wal MF, Verhoeff AP. Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation characteristics in child (0–18 years) health studies: a review. Health & Place, Vol 29, Sep, 2014 pp. 34–42.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

not mentioned

Gilmer C, Buchan JL, Letourneau N, Bennett CT, Shanker SG, Fenwick A, Smith-Chant B. Parent education interventions designed to support the transition to parenthood: a realist review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol 59, Jul, 2016 pp. 118–133.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

included yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

not mentioned

none declared

Geens N, Vandenbroeck M. The (ab)sense of a concept of social support in parenting research: a social work perspective. Child & Family Social Work, 19: 491–500. 2014.

yes

yes

yes, but not clearly

not known

yes

yes

included yes

yes

no

yes

yes, thematic analysis

not mentioned

not mentioned

Spiteri G, Xuereb RB, Carrick-Sen D, Kaner E, Martin CR. Preparation for parenthood: a concept analysis. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Vol 32(2), Mar, 2014 pp. 148–165.

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

included yes

yes, in the anlaysis

yes

no

yes, written record

not mentioned

not mentioned

Halford W, Kim Petch J. Couple psychoeducation for new parents: observed and potential effects on parenting. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Vol 13(2), Jun, 2010 pp. 164–180.

no

not clearly

yes, but not clearly

not known

not known

not known

included yes

yes, in the anlaysis

yes

yes

yes, thematic analysis, summary tables and written record

not mentioned

not mentioned