Pregnancy
Israel abortion application rates decline, with nearly all requests gaining approval, CBS reports
The rate of abortion applications decreased in 2024, and 99.8% of applications were approved in line with Israeli eligibility restrictions, reflecting high fertility rates among Israeli women.
The impact of exposure to pesticides on fetal brain development
Groundbreaking in utero surgery performed for first time by Israeli doctors in Petah Tikva
You can start shaping your child’s healthy eating habits as early as pregnancy
The Best Maternity Clothes For Before and After Pregnancy
Breakthrough: Can one pill after sex prevent STDs?
Doxycycline reduces chlamydia and syphilis rates in gay men. This method is now used in Israel.
Saliva tests could save kids from lifelong disability - study
CMV is the most common infectious cause of birth defects in the US, with about one in 200 infants born with cCMV, and 20% of newborns with it will have health difficulties, some of them lifelong.
Salistick - the world's first pregnancy test based on a saliva sample
Salistick is an innovative, easy-to-use, fast and accurate pregnancy test. The test received enthusiastic responses abroad, and will be launched for the first time in Israel.
A de facto single mom holds down fort while husband serves in Gaza
In just a few short hours, a woman became a de facto single mother, raising her child and carrying a new one while her husband was sent to Gaza.
High step counts can help women avoid complications in childbirth, Israeli study reveals
The study showed that women who walked more than 3,000 steps a day needed an epidural less than women who walked less during their pregnancies.
Did a stingray get pregnant without a mate? The answer may surprise you - explainer
Charlotte the Stingray got pregnant despite not having a mate in eight years. How is this possible? Is this the second coming of Jesus, only in stingray form? Here's what you need to know.
UV radiation may have positive effect on women fertility aged 30-40 who want to get pregnant
Their pioneering study revealed that during the summer, women of that late reproductive age experienced increased secretion of the hormone from their ovaries.
New guidelines: When should a vacuum extraction birth be performed?
Vacuum extraction birth carries risks for mother and fetus. Now, new instructions stipulate how such emergency births should be managed.
Pregnant women should avoid fast food, mostly for its packaging
Research shows that phthalates, a class of chemicals associated with plastics, can shed from the wrapping, packaging, and even from plastic gloves worn by food handlers into food.
