Summary: The importance of nutrition to improve long-term outcomes of prematurely born newborns is now well-known. Late pre-term babies (LPTs), i.e. newborns born between the 34th 0/7 and 36th 6/7 week of gestational age, account for 70% of all prematurely born newborns. The morbidity and mortality of LPTs is lower than among preterm babies born before the 32nd week but higher than that of term babies; the earlier the baby was born, the more the likelihood of complications increases. The most common nutrition-related complications include hypoglycemia, difficulties in breast-feeding, both during the hospital stay and after discharge, inadequate weight gain after birth and poor early growth. The recommended nutritional practice in this group of newborns is discussed.