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Baby girl born in northern Israel marks first birth of Jewish New Year 5787
"She had a natural birth without pain medication and cooperated amazingly throughout the entire process," said Shift Supervisor and Deputy Midwife Tahrir Masalha.
Terrorist who killed Israeli minister reportedly fathers twins using sperm smuggled from prison
Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows
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40-year-old fetus discovered in stomach of 84-year-old woman
The woman exhibited signs of abdominal pregnancy, an extraordinarily uncommon variant of ectopic pregnancy.
Exposure to these chemicals during pregnancy can impact your baby - study
A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has shed light on the potential consequences of prenatal exposure to phthalates on the emotional and behavioral development of children.
Israeli doctors save pregnant woman, baby from ruptured artery
The operating room was a battlefield for the lives of the mother and her son as a crisis developed surrounding a ruptured artery in the spleen.
US court rules against woman fired by Catholic school over pregnancy
The art teacher was engaged at the time her pregnancy was announced, leading to the school firing her.
Hospital accidentally injects 5 pregnant women with rabies vaccine
The five pregnant women came to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for anti-D vaccination but were mistakenly given the "almost identical" rabies shot.
US FDA approves new pill for postpartum depression
Postpartum depression severely affects a woman's ability to return to normal functioning, while also potentially affecting the mother's relationship with her child.
Why doesn’t a pregnant woman’s immune system kill her fetus in the womb?
The findings of a new study on maternal-fetal dynamics could lead to advancements in improving rates of preeclampsia and premature birth.
Whooping cough outbreak in ultra-Orthodox Israeli population requires urgent vaccinations
More than 225 cases of whooping cough have been reported since the beginning of this year, 13 times more than during the same period last year.
Stress in pregnancy can harm children's gut microbiome - study
It was previously understood that in rodents, prenatal stress affects microbiomes into adulthood, but how long after birth the effects lasted in humans was unknown.