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


War on the one hand, new life on the other - opinion

If it takes a village to raise a happy and healthy child in today’s world, we are delighted to be that village.

 Brian Blum's happy family

Negev Zoo welcomes new baby giraffe

Celebrating new life at the Negev Zoo.

 A baby giraffe is pictured at its enclosure at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City, Mexico

The birth of new babies is the best answer to the horrors, midwives say

Two Israeli midwives share their experiences during the ongoing war, emphasizing their commitment to bringing new life to the world amid adversity.


Decimated Kibbutz Be’eri finds new life in namesake Israeli newborn baby

The baby girl, born under rockets and alarms, was named after the decimated Israeli town.

 Baby in a crib

Woman faces open-heart surgery from wrongly implanted contraceptive

A CT scan revealed that the tiny plastic contraceptive had lodged itself in her pulmonary artery.


Playing tetris may prevent post-partum PTSD - study

Who would have dreamed that playing Tetris for fifteen minutes can prevent psychological trauma in mothers after a difficult birth?

 A screenshot of Tetris.

Alzheimer's-linked protein is major cause of preeclampsia - study

Research shows that preeclampsia and diseases like Alzheimer’s have similar root causes related to protein issues.

 Pregnant woman touching her belly.

How to recover from childbirth – an expert guide

Post-birth recovery hack: focus on your pelvic floor!

A pregnant woman sits on a bed holding her belly.

A comprehensive dictionary of pregnancy and childbirth concepts

Get clear explanations of common terms related to pregnancy and childbirth.


40-year-old fetus discovered in stomach of 84-year-old woman

The woman exhibited signs of abdominal pregnancy, an extraordinarily uncommon variant of ectopic pregnancy.

 Ultrasound (illustrative)