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Purpose: This study was aimed at comparing the rates of morbidity and mortality of premature babies who apply to the newborn intensive care unit. Material and Method: In this study, Zeynep Kamil Women and Child Diseases Education and Research Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit from 01.05.2009 to 01.05.2010 was compared with 250 late premature newborns (gravity age: 34 0/7 - 36 6/7 weeks) and 250 term newborns (gravity age: 37-42 weeks) in terms of newborn problems and death rates. Discoveries: Respiratory disorders, nutritional problems, hypoglycemia, hyperthermia, necrotic enterocolitis, yellowness and sepsis in late premature newborns have been significantly more common than newborns. In 25.2% of late preeterms, breathing failure occurred, while in 7.2% of them, breathing failure occurred. Caesar birth, male gender, pregnancy age-related heaviness and prematurity were statistically significant risk factors for respiratory failure. Late prematurities showed that nutritional problems were 2.96 times greater than the term newborn, 1.12 times hypoglycemic and 2.24 times indirect hyperbilirubinemic. The result: We have concluded that the risk of morbidity and mortality in late premature newborns is significantly higher than in term newborns. Clinics are aware of this fact and we believe that the evaluation and follow-up of late premature newborns, which are often considered as term, should be done more carefully.