Birth
The new trend capturing delivery rooms in Israel
More and more laboring women are choosing to enter the pool instead of the delivery bed, and Assuta Ashdod Hospital reports a surge in demand. How safe is this procedure?
Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection
It's a boy! JD Vance and wife Usha celebrate birth of fourth child
Mojtaba Khamenei pushes for baby boom as regime braces for incoming population crisis
30-year-old babies: Twins born after breaking record of longest-frozen embryos
Lydia and Timothy Ridgway, twins born on October 31, 2022, hold the record for the longest-frozen embryos ever born alive, according to the National Embryo Donation Center.
Birthright Israel to cut up to a third of participants in 2023
Birthright Israel is on a mission to seek contributions from the wider American-Jewish community to maintain the organization’s provision of the critical program.
Premature births: What you should know about preterm babies - explainer
November 17 marks World Prematurity Day. As such, Israel's midwives' organization has put together some facts you need to know.
Paid maternity leave in Israel shorter than in other countries
Israel's Taub Center study finds that higher-paid, better-educated mothers return to work much faster than those who earn less
Single religious women make up most Israelis who froze their eggs - study
One in three women who froze eggs before the age of 40 gave birth from the frozen eggs, but only one out of 11 who froze after the age of 40 gave birth with their help.
Embryo-swap baby born, bio parents identity still unknown
In light of a report conducted by the Health Ministry of the IVF department in Assuta, the ministry is strongly considering shutting down the department after a hearing.
Miscarriages in Israel: Everything you need to know - explainer
The Israel Midwives Association, which has 1,400 members, has marked October as Miscarriage Awareness Month.
First baby born in Jewish New Year 5783 at Sheba Medical Center
The mother of the newborn is Natalie Peles, 24, from Ramat Gan. She gave birth to her first daughter at 19:13 and weighed 3.3 kilos.
Infertility and IVF: One couple's uphill struggle in Israel - opinion
IVF treatment is covered by health care providers Maccabi, Clalit, Meuhedet and Leumit, meaning that Israeli women and couples have access to affordable, cutting-edge IVF treatment.
Rosh Hashanah, motherhood and a better world - opinion
May we all have a wonderful year, a year in which we fulfill our mission to create a better world replete with love and giving.
