Neonatal anthropometric indicators of infant growth and mortality in Burkina Faso.

Objective: Most evidence supporting screening for undernutrition is for children aged 6-59 months. However, the highest risk of mortality and highest incidence of wasting occurs in the first 6 months of life. We evaluated relationships between neonatal anthropometric indicators, including birth weight, weight-for-age -score (WAZ), weight-for-length Z-score (WLZ), length-for-age -score (LAZ) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and mortality and growth at 6 months of age among infants in Burkina Faso.