Pregnancy
The womb speaks: How do the body and the fetus communicate with each other?
Pain in pregnancy is not just a symptom of the mother – it’s also a message from the fetus. Posture, breathing, and balance create a shared space that prepares them both for a safe birth.
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Baby born from embryo frozen for 30 years breaks record
The baby boy, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, was born to 35-year-old mother Lindsey and 34-year-old father Tim Pierce after the couple tried for seven years for children.
Omri, Shani Casspi open up about heartbreaking pregnancy loss
"I’m grateful for the three treasures we have at home. Thank you to everyone for the messages, support, care, and concern," Shani Casspi wrote.
Israeli doctors perform life-saving surgery that allows pregnant woman to receive cancer treatment
An Israeli woman has become the sixth in the world to give birth to a healthy baby after undergoing surgery so that her colon cancer could be treated with radiotherapy.
How stress affects pregnancy: Israeli study finds war may lead to obstetric complications
A new study by Bar-Ilan University shows how war-related stress may lead to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
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.’
Pregnancy in a time of uncertainty: How to calm yourself at home
Pregnant women experience anxiety and stress in these difficult days even more intensely. Here are practical tips on how to reduce stress and protect the health of the fetus and the mother.
MHRA urges women on weight loss drugs to use birth control after reports of surprise pregnancies
Women are reporting unintended pregnancies despite contraceptive use while using weight-loss injections like ozempic.
Brain-dead woman forced to continue life support, pregnancy over Georgia’s abortion laws
The pregnancy has now reached its fifth month, and the case has been of significant interest following the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.
War increases postpartum depression, PTSD in pregnant Israeli women - study
Symptoms the women reported to have experienced include war-related nightmares, feeling constantly on edge or easily startled, and disconnected.
Female children may face greater emotional and immune challenges from prenatal stress, study finds
Maternal stress in late pregnancy may reprogram newborns’ stress and immune systems, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem find.
Increase in applications for pregnancy termination in Israel in 2023, CBS reveals
The report reveals that Jewish women had an approval rating of 8.1 per 1,000 women aged 15-49, while Arab women had 6 per 1,000 women.
