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


Breakthrough fertility technique prevents diseases by using DNA from three parents

The British trial, conducted at a fertility center in Newcastle, involved 22 women who met strict medical criteria, hoping to conceive without passing on harmful mutations.

 In vitro fertilization. Genetic material from three parents.

Chinese media reports: Cloned yak born in Tibet, weighs 33.5 kilograms at birth

Cloned yak weighed 33.5 kilograms at birth, significantly more than most newborn yaks, according to researchers.

 Chinese media reports: Cloned yak born in Tibet, weighs 33.5 kilograms at birth.

Giving birth under fire: How Israeli mothers are coping under Iranian missile attacks

HEALTH AFFAIRS: New mothers navigating labor under attack from Iran share their stories with the ‘Post.’

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, on September 22, 2024

High Court grants custody of IVF baby to adoptive, not biological parents

The error occurred when the embryos were swapped, and a girl ended up being born to a couple who were not her biological parents.

 Samson Assuta hospital, October 20, 2024.

How to Choose the Right Convertible Crib? 2025 Buying Guide


Wife of murdered Chabad rabbi gives birth to daughter

The two had only been married for a little over a year before the Chabad emissary's death.

 Illustrative image of Chabad emissary to the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Zvi Kogan

The tragedy of the firstborn: Inherent legal, societal burdens of the eldest child - explainer

The tragedy for the firstborn is that he is left with the anomalous status that puts on him sometimes vast societal and psychological expectations, but has equal legal status with the rest.

 ‘The Tenth Plague: Killing the Firstborn Son,’ from a collection by Joseph Mallord and William Turner.

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

Israel leads by example. We want our imprimatur to last, and we believe that with all its problems, life is worth sustaining, replicating, and, striving to make it better.

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Israel's wartime baby boom: Births on the rise as Gaza war continues

Many countries have experienced baby booms after wars. Israel may be among the first to experience a baby boom during an ongoing war.

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

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

134,000 births Compared to 131,000 in 2023. Despite war and hardships, Israelis are choosing to expand their families, contrary to trends in the West.

 Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

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