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NechamaComfort: Help in dealing with the loss of a baby

Meet Reva Judas of NechamaComfort, a Jewish organization dedicated to helping families who have experienced infant or pregnancy loss

Woman is struck by lightning - then gives birth

Doctors forced to deliver baby prematurely after pregnant Florida woman struck in the head by lightning.

Police arrest parents suspected of abusing baby

Hadera couple in their 20s finds themselves arrested on suspicion of abusing, neglecting infant.

Infant electrocuted to death in the Negev

1-year old girl found electrocuted in car on Negev highway. Attempts at resuscitation fail.

US Embassy interviews British 'terrorist' baby

Baby's grandfather accidentally marks him as a terrorist, US Embassy summons infant for questioning.

Baby dies after 911 call fails

A 6-month-old baby dies after babysitter can't get in touch with emergency dispatch system.

Footage reveals systematic child abuse in daycare centers

Video and audio clips show daycare workers abusing and neglecting babies, toddlers at multiple daycare centers.

Triplets born after 18 IVF treatments

Proud parents of triplets say three and a half years of IVF was 'worth it' for the end result.

Efrat teens collect supplies for Syrian babies

Efrat residents donate supplies for Syrian babies, teens collect, sort donations.

2 infants diagnosed with drug-resistant bacteria

2 preemies at Tel Aviv hospital infected with deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but are not in danger as they are only carriers.

Caregiver sentenced for leaving baby unattended in bathtub

The caregiver was sentenced under a plea bargain after she admitted to negligence in leaving the child unattended.

Rome synagogue security help deliver a baby on Yom Kippur eve

Two anti-terrorism military police helped a woman give birth to a baby girl on the street outside a Rome synagogue on Yom Kippur eve.

Week before Rosh Hashanah plagued by infant deaths

The week before the Jewish New Year tragically saw the deaths of 4 infants in as many days.

Baby's future to be determined by DNA test

Immigration authorities wanted to deport baby who arrived at airport with Israeli woman claiming to be her mother, court orders DNA test.

Doctors put cast on a toddler’s wrong leg

After a 2-year-old arrived at a Terem medical clinic in Ashdod with a broken leg, the doctors bandaged him up, but on the wrong leg.

Infant who died in hot car's first words: Thank you

Yitzhak Weingott, father of 15 month-old Eliya, notes the child was the 'light of their home.'

The solution to infants being forgotten to die in cars

Children's Rights Committee head submits bill requiring kindergartens and day care centers to contact parents of kids who don't show up.

Infant who died after being abandoned in car identified

15 month-old Eliya Weingott died after being left in a hot car by accident. Mother: 'Please tell me this is a dream.'

Four infants hospitalized due to E. coli outbreak

At least 8 babies from a Kibbutz near Gaza area were infected by the germ, believed transmitted from petting zoo.

Volunteer medic delivers his own baby

When his wife realized she would not make it to the hospital in time, MDA medic turns into a midwife and delivers his own baby.

Six infants reported dead in one week

Six babies die this week in tragic sequence mostly striking haredi communities. Learns causes of SIDS and how to avoid it.

Second baby to die in nanny's care in last month

Four-month-old from Bnei Brak rushed to Tel Hashomer after losing consciousness in nanny's home; doctors declare her dead.

Terror in the capital

Highway 443 Outside Jerusalem, the New Terror Hotpoint

Arabs hit motorcyclist in head with rocks near site of gas station stabbing; three others wounded including a baby - day after baby wounded.

UNRWA 'Infant Mortality' Report Deeply Flawed

UN organization in Gaza deliberately misrepresented an unreliable scientific study as facts on the ground, blog finds.

Newborns Treated after Nurse Diagnosed with Whooping Cough

Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva takes steps to ensure newborns do not get whooping cough after a nurse diagnosed with the disease.

Border Guards Help Woman Give Birth in Tel Aviv

Border Guard officers on Wednesday morning put their considerable rescue skills to an unusual purpose: Helping a woman give birth.

'Forgotten on the Bus' Baby Reunited With Parents

A father who apparently forgot his two year old on a Jerusalem bus was successfully tracked down and reunited with his baby.

Another terror effect

More Girls Than Boys Born in Rocket-Plagued City

More premature, underweight births found in rocket-plagued Sderot – and more female babies. Juvenile diabetes also linked to war.

Infant Dies After Being Left in Hot Car

Second such incident in two days kills; Magen David Adom warns parents to never leave their children unattended.

Baby Nearly Suffocated in Car as Father Went to Pray?

One-and-a-half year old saved in nick of time in Elad, as initial investigations indicate severe parental negligence.

Teen Kidnaps Infant to 'Feel What Having a Brother is Like'

14-year-old investigated after he took a 10-month-old from nursery school; infant returned safe and sound.

Infant Wounded in Jerusalem Rock Attack

Infant left with light injuries by stones thrown at bus in Givat Ze'ev neighborhood, police searching for perpetrators.

‘1 in 200 Million’ Triplets Go Home

Rare identical triplets born in central Israel are finally all at home after premature birth.

Volunteer Delivers Baby in Snowy Traffic Jam

ZAKA volunteer medic delivers baby on highway 443 traffic jam leading into Jerusalem, mother and baby safe and heatlhy.

Newborn Abandoned Near Damascus Gate

A note in Arabic next to the baby girl said: “This is my daughter Osana, take care of her.”

Twins Rescued from Parked Car

Found red faced and sweating, the 14-month-olds were left in a car in Nazareth Illit.

Update

Third Time in Two Weeks: Baby Left in Car Dies

A baby has died after being forgotten in a car for five hours – the second incident in as many days

Tragedy: Five-Month-Old Left in Car Dies

Two weeks after a nine-month-old was forgotten in the family car and died, a similar tragedy struck.

Hotovely: Save Babies This Summer with Car Sensors

MK Hotovely wants to avoid deaths of babies left in hot cars.

Baby Critically Hurt in Apparent Rock Terror

Crash near Ariel apparently caused by rock attack: a baby is in critical condition and her mother, 2 sisters are badly hurt.

Restoring the Right to Choose Life

The "Efrat" organization lets women know that an unplanned pregnancy does not have to end with an abortion.

13 lb. Baby Breaks Hospital Record

Bnei Tzion hospital delivers its heaviest-ever baby in C-section. Baby and mother are healthy.

Longest Serving Female Inmate in US Released from Prison

Betty Smithey, the longest-incarcerated woman in America, was released from custody after serving 49 years in prison for murdering an infant

Most Common Names for Babies in Israel: Noam, Noa

More new Statistics: Childen are one third of the population, 28% of schoolchildren are in hareidi schools.

All Roads Lead to Israel for Vitro Babies

Israel’s tradition of a high Jewish birth rate, along with its success in hi-tech, have helped make it the vitro-baby capital of the world.