Birth

Adding Light: New Life Delivered by MDA Under Fire

From ambulance births during rocket sirens to home deliveries against the odds, MDA teams bring hope and life during the Festival of Lights

Yasmin and Yaniv Mittelberg with paramedics Adel Hamias, Yarin Benita, and Dvir Malul who helped deliver their baby boy.
New american father taking care of his premature baby doing skin to skin at hospital in post natal department.

Finding meaning in mundane

An armed Israeli pushes a pram along a street in Tel Aviv.

Birth rates: Why are Israel's rising while numbers drop in the West?

 MDA PARAMEDICS on the job.

'Significant risks': Newborn passes away after tragic home birth in Israel


9 technological innovations that make pregnancy and childbirth a more pleasant experience

The technological revolution in the field of pregnancy and childbirth offers innovative solutions that significantly enhance the experience for both mother and baby.

 Portable ultrasound device

Studie zeigt: Babys, die im Mutterleib zwei Sprachen hören, nehmen Sprache bei Geburt anders wahr

„Unsere Daten zeigen, dass pränatale Sprachexposition die bei der Geburt gemessene neuronale Kodierung von Sprachlauten moduliert“, so die Forscher.

An embryo in the 9th to 10th week.

Handling birth injuries as a young family – Can birth injury attorneys help?


Sirens, sacrifice, and soulmates: An MDA love story

Two Israeli EMTs met saving lives, forging a bond through crisis and commitment. Now, as they prepare to marry, their love story proves that even in chaos, love can thrive.

 MDA Ambulance; illustrative

How do we measure age? New study comes up with new answers

Using saliva or cheek swabs can overestimate biological age by up to 30 years.

 How do we measure age? New study comes up with new answers. Illustration.

Names of grandchildren: The last great mystery - comment

"I don’t like to know the end of any story – or any hint of how a story will end – before its time. If I’m reading a movie review that says 'spoiler alert,' I quickly turn the page."

 A comic depicting confusion over the name of a new baby.

A second Bethlehem? Some researchers re-think Jesus' birthplace

Recent findings suggest Jesus' birthplace may differ from tradition, with experts proposing Nazareth or another Bethlehem in Galilee.

 Interior of Chapel of the Shepherd's Field.

Tokyo governor announces four-day work week to boost birth rates

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government believes that couples are having fewer babies because they are working too much.

 Will a four-day work week to boost birth rates?

Disastrous week in maternity wards: Three mothers die within 24 hours

In addition to the three mothers, two additional tragedies involving newborns occurred earlier in the week.

 PERFORMING AN ultrasound on a pregnant woman.

Born into war, Ukraine toddlers adjust as conflict nears 1,000 days

A day after Yevhen Stepanenko was born, a Russian tank was parked outside the clinic. It was kept running at the time by a diesel generator, and water was supplied by two fire trucks parked nearby.

 Yevhen Stepanenko, 2-years-old, plays in a kindergarden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Bucha in Kyiv region, Ukraine November 12, 2024.