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The literature search was conducted on four data sources: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and IEEE Xplore. The included studies focused on machine learning-based classification of infants\u2019 needs cries or pathological cries. These were published in English between January 1, 2014 and October 31, 2024. Study quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 919 studies were identified, 17 were included in the final synthesis. Machine learning can classify infant cries into two main types: infant needs\u2019 cries and pathological cries, with some studies addressing both. Needs-related cries comprised nine subtypes, while pathological cries included six subtypes. Classification accuracy varied by machine learning classifier and the features used, ranging from 44.5% to 99.82%. The highest accuracy for infant needs\u2019 cries was hunger and pain cries at 99.82% using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) classifier with constant-Q cepstral coefficients features. For pathological cries, the highest accuracy was for detecting deafness (99.42% to 99.82%), using a genetic selection of Fuzzy Model and a GMM classifier.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Machine learning shows strong potential for accurately classifying infant cries and detecting pathologies. 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