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


I am a single rabbi without children. I shouldn’t be made to feel I am not ‘doing my part’

We should celebrate the role and value of an individual within a community with no correlation to the number of children they raise.

Paper dolls symbolizing isolation from a community

Lower grades in high school may be linked to being born prematurely - study

Researchers analyzed data of siblings born in Denmark between 1986 and 2003 in the study, of which 1.2 million were born during this period, of which nearly 800 thousand had at least one sibling.

 Illustrative photo of a premature birth

COVID increases risk of maternal death - study

Pregnant people who get COVID at any stage are not only at a greater risk for maternal death, but they also are more likely to need care in an ICU.

 Pregnant woman (illustrative)

Parashat Shemot: A conspiracy of women

In this first instance of Pharaoh’s underestimation of women, he fails to recognize that women who bring life into the world are unworthy allies in facilitating violent death

 IN CHAPTER one, Pharaoh tries to stem the Hebrews’ rising birth rate.

What is a French cesarean section - and should you get one?

Einav Bublil gave birth to her child through a French cesarean section, sparking interest in the operation. How much does it cost and is it safe?

 The baby after being delivered via a successful C-Section.

Karen, Donald set to go extinct as baby names in the UK in 2023

Be on the lookout for some interesting baby names, though you might be hard pressed to find any Karens or Donalds in the UK.

Babies (Illustrative)

Israeli court stops genetic testing to find mother of embryo-swap baby

The district court ruled that it is necessary to appoint a legal guardian who will recommend what is in the baby's best interest and determine whether to continue the genetic tests or not.

 AN ULTRASOUND examination for a pregnant woman at a gynecology clinic in Tel Aviv.

Towel left in woman for four months after C-section

The woman claims she wasn't examined properly after complaining for months. Only on her fourth visit the towel in her stomach was discovered.

Kidney transplant operation at Rambam Hospital in Haifa

Everything you need to know about depression during pregnancy

Pregnancy is not an easy thing to go through, and many experience depression as a result. Here's all you need to know on the subject.

 Pregnant woman suffers from depression (Illustrative)

These embryos were frozen in 1992. Now they were born

A couple in the States decided to use embryos left in a lab, even though they had been frozen for decades. The result: twins. How did this happen?

 IT WAS a wonderful reminder of just how special this time can be with a new baby.