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Randomized controlled trials published in English language that evaluate the best position for healthy jaundiced neonates aged day 1 to 14 under phototherapy were searched. In addition, any positioning done every 2\u20133\u00a0hours during phototherapy with the outcome measures being bilirubin reduction and duration of phototherapy were also searched and included (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a05). Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale was adopted for quality assessment. All processes were conducted by both reviewers independently. Discrepancies were resolved by a third reviewer. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta\u2010Analyses Guideline were utilised. Out of 20 papers, five were included for qualitative synthesis. Data extraction was based on the template (participants, study designs etcetera) agreed by both authors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>All five studies possessed external validity. One paper scored 7, three scored 5 while one scored 3. Four of these studies reported no difference in bilirubin reduction and duration of phototherapy. Only one study reported a significant drop in serum bilirubin and shorter duration of phototherapy in the supine group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>It has been proved that keeping the jaundiced newborns in the supine position throughout phototherapy is as effective as turning them periodically based on the appraised studies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Relevance to clinical practice<\/jats:title><jats:p>It is unnecessary to alternate positions of the jaundiced neonates when conventional phototherapy is delivered to lighten nurses' workload.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocn.12712","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,10,16]],"date-time":"2014-10-16T08:45:06Z","timestamp":1413449106000},"page":"672-682","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Effect of turning vs. supine position under phototherapy on neonates with hyperbilirubinemia: a systematic review"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Shalin","family":"Lee Wan Fei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing Science Faculty of Medicine University Malaya Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khatijah L","family":"Abdullah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing Science Faculty of Medicine University Malaya Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,10,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jpc.12192"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Effect of position of infant during phototherapy in management of hyperbilirubinemia in late preterm and term neonates: a randomized controlled trial","volume":"2013","author":"Bhethanabhotla S","year":"2013","journal-title":"Journal of Perinatology"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/adc.2004.068015"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/adc.47.254.621"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","unstructured":"Centre of Evidence\u2010Based Physiotherapy(2013)PEDro Statistics. 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