Israel birth rate

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

What is causing this dramatic decline in births throughout the rich, developed world? And why is Israel an outlier?

An armed Israeli pushes a pram along a street in Tel Aviv.
 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Oh, baby! Israel's high birth rate is a model for the West to emulate - opinion

 Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

Baby boom: Birth rates in Israel are on the rise, primarily in Jewish families

An Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park

Family size and structure are rapidly changing in Israeli society, Taub study finds


Soroka study: IVF treatment does not increase long-term cardiovascular risk for women

Whether fertility treatments can cause long-term harm to the mothers’ health – from increased risk of cancer to heart attacks and stroke -- is under dispute in the medial literature.

Newborn baby [Illustrative]

Israel has lowest C-section rate in OECD

Women’s health ‘discriminated against,’ says report.

Pregnant woman  (illustrative)

The ecstasy and the agony

Advice for an expecting mother and an unsatisfied patient.

Pregnant woman  (illustrative)

It’s a boy!

Israel is mega-advanced in matters medical; it’s always amazing.

Baby boy

Cast Lead Operation study shows premature delivery and cesareans more common during conflict

The prevalence of premature births was twice as high during Cast Lead as during quieter periods.

A PREMATURE BABY born in an Israeli hospital 370