ABSTRACT
IUGR [Intrauterine Growth Retardation] is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates in developing countries. Its early and correct diagnoses are probably the most important step in being able to decrease morbidity and mortality from this condition. In a retrospective analysis of 1947 deliveries conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore for the year 1999 - 2000. The total incidence of singleton IUGR babies was found to be 6 percent [90], 4.34 percent [65] babies were correctly diagnosed for IUGR, while 1.67 percent [25] babies were missed for the diagnoses of IUGR. The combined method of obstetric USG and clinical assessment for the diagnosis of IUGR could yield a 72.22 percent sensitivity, 96.02 percent specificity, 53.70 percent positive predictive value and a 98.18 percent negative predictive value for the correct diagnoses of IUGR singleton babies prenatally