Birth

Born under sirens: Just-born infant evacuated to bomb shelter

MDA team delivers baby - then runs with him to a shelter minutes later.

Modi’in Illit family celebrates the birth of their 21st child

Modi’in Illit family celebrates the birth of their 21st child, all born as singletons. The eldest child is only 22, meaning the family has added nearly one child per year over two decades.

Between sirens: Surprise birth near bus stop at the Omer Junction

MDA paramedic performing National Service on her way to a shift assists woman giving birth during missile barrage.

Israel's first babies of 2026

Shira Leah and Uri Rozman welcome Israel's first baby of 2026 at Hadassah Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

182,000 births in 2025

Natural growth in Israel continues to strengthen

In 2025, approximately 182,000 babies were born in Israel, and there was a decrease in the number of deaths - however, the number of immigrants decreased to just about 24.6 thousand.

Mother delivers her own granddaughter in Har Bracha

Yedida Rosenberg, a Magen David Adom medic and mother of eight, delivered her 22-year-old daughter's baby and became a grandmother.

Three sisters-in-law give birth on the same day in Bnei Brak

Three brothers become fathers on the same day - two to singletons, and the third to twins.

Amit Segal announces birth of fourth child

Channel 12 News commentator Amit Segal announces birth of newborn son. 'A new guy has come to the neighborhood; the world is so beautiful sometimes.'

What New Mothers Need Beyond Family Support

New mothers face postpartum challenges that family support alone can't solve. Discover essential recovery strategies for the critical weeks after childbirth.

Woman born prematurely at Hadassah welcomes baby at same hospital

Ruhama, 24, who was born at Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital weighing just 495 grams, gave birth to a healthy boy at the same hospital this week. Prof. Simcha Yagel, who delivered her 24 years ago, was present for the birth.

New mothers to be able to split maternity pay into 3 installments

Knesset to vote on new bill allowing new mothers to receive maternity pay in one lump sum or three equal installments.

Triple tragedy:

Three new mothers pass away

Three hospitals report deaths of new mothers, who died within 24 hours of each other.

10 days postpartum:

Hagit Reichert passes away at age 37

Hagit Reichert was in an advanced stage of pregnancy when her condition deteriorated and the doctors delivered her via C-section. Ten days later, she passed away.

Tragedy:

Newborn dies in Soroka Hospital hours after birth

Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva notified the Ministry of Health that a newborn died a few hours after birth, due to an unexpected placental abruption.

English Hospital in Nazareth:

Newborn dies during French C-section procedure

Ministry of Health investigates possible connection between the death of a newborn and the controversial method that has been previously banned in Israel.

New mother collapses and dies at one week postpartum

One week after giving birth to her seventh child, a 35-year-old new mother collapses at home and dies.

Efrat:

'Supporting brave mothers who decided to continue pregnancy'

Nir Salomon, Executive Director of Efrat, speaks about providing hope, support, and a path forward for mothers.

Mother who collapsed before giving birth to twins dies

Ten days after collapsing in her ninth month of pregnancy, 34-year-old Shoshana Neubert passes away.

Unprecedented:

Israeli hospital to hospitalize gay men in maternity ward

'Fathers for Justice' spokeswoman urges women not to give birth at Beilinson, after hospital promises to admit gay men to maternity wards.

Op-Ed

To Diaspora Jews: Don't worry!

The problems in Israel are the birth pangs of a fairly new nation. Take it easy. It will pass. Op-ed.

Woman hospitalized following homebirth gone wrong

Woman enters state of shock in homebirth gone wrong, attending doctor had his license revoked multiple times.

Midwives Association:

Women won't be forced to give birth without an epidural

'Right now there is no shortage, in any delivery room in Israel,' Midwives Association reassures.

Guided by EMT, mother gives birth under rocket fire

MDA dispatch helps deliver baby over phone, as missiles rain down on Ashkelon.

Obstetrician who performed unauthorized deliveries is arrested

Dr. Ilan Halevi, obstetrician who delivered women against medical guidelines, is arrested.

Look again: You're not seeing double

Identical twins give birth to two boys - on the same day.

Just in time:

After fleeing Kyiv, couple gives birth in Jerusalem hospital

Chani Kochav Lev and her husband Eliezer fled Ukraine just after the war began - and just in time for their baby to be born safe in Israel.

Hadassah: Twins born at 2:22, on February 22

On 22.2.22, at 2:22a.m., twins were born at Jerusalem's Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center.

'She really wanted to be born on a nice date'

'What's important isn't the date, but that everything went well,' mother of baby who came early on Feb. 22 says.

New mother passes away after giving birth to a stillborn

Young woman, 21, declared dead after attempts to revive her are unsuccessful.

Just days after giving birth, mother of 4 collapses and dies

35-year-old Israeli woman collapses suddenly, days after being released from hospital after giving birth - and dies.

Woman gives birth, wakes up in hospital next to terrorist

Woman gives birth to twins in emergency surgery wakes up next to bed with terrorist who stabbed 2 people near Jerusalem Central Bus Station.

'Restrict births among the people of Israel? Disgrace'

Efrat Assoc Chair Dr. Eli Schosseheim responds to Agriculture Minister who suggested restricting birth rate: 'Exactly what Pharaoh wanted.'

Mother delivers footling baby in car

Couple starts traveling to hospital for planned c-section - only to deliver their baby in the car.

Nigerian woman delivers baby aboard Emirates Airline

Stranded Nigerian returning from United Arab Emirates delivers baby boy aboard Emirates Airline plane.

Daughter born to Rina Shnerb's parents

Parents issue message to community members linking date of birth and incident, 'Neither Nazis nor cursed terrorists will triumph over us.'

Woman dies 1 week after giving birth

Cause of death remains unknown as new mother passes away in Afula hospital.

Only 17% of births are C-section

Statistics from 2018 show thousands of twins were born, 261 triplets and 9 quadruplets.

'An angel on a motorcycle'

Mother who delivered in surprise home birth says MDA paramedic Yissachar Weiss is 'an angel on a motorcycle.'

Woman gives birth to twins at age 74

Indian woman may be the oldest in recent memory to give birth.

She finished a shift in the nursery, then went to give birth

Nursery doctor finishes her shift, ascends one floor to have her own baby. 'Within seconds I went from being a doctor to being a patient.'

Woman delivers baby in plane bathroom; flight diverted

Woman delivers own daughter on way from Qatar to Lebanon. By time plane makes emergency landing in Kuwait, crew had treated woman and baby.

Female paramedic delivers her own baby

MDA paramedic delivers her own baby. Daughter: 'It wasn't something I'd imagined could happen.'

Woman gives birth in a kindergarten

Woman in labor forced to go into nearby kindergarten as birth occurred too quickly to reach the hospital.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex gives birth to son

Royal Birth in England: Son born to Duchess Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.

Sisters give birth four hours apart

Two sisters give birth at Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital - four hours apart: 'It was very exciting.'

Quadruplets born to newlywed haredi couple

A year after her wedding, haredi woman gives birth to quadruplets.

Supreme Court orders natural birth centers to remain closed

Supreme Court ruling states Health Ministry has the authority to close natural birthing centers.

'They told us we could never have a child'

Woman suffering from ovarian failure discovered pregnancy 6 days before hysterectomy, gives birth to a healthy son.

Police rescue woman in labor from traffic jam

Traffic enforcement officers encounter car carrying woman in labor, order driver to drive along shoulder and accompany to hospital.

1 ambulance, 1 shift, 2 births

2 women give birth in same MDA ambulance in Modi'in Friday.

Taken in a police cruiser - right up to the delivery room

Police pull over car driving erratically through traffic, find woman in labor.

Haredi grandmother gives birth to 20th child

Hadassah University Medical Center staff excited as 42-year-old woman gives girth to baby boy, joining 19 other siblings.

'We chose life'

Couple gives birth to twins 10 months after their baby daughter died a crib death.

From the President's office - to the delivery room

Chief of staff of President Rivlin's office acts as doula during the birth of her first grandchild.

Woman dies of cancer two days after giving birth

Michal Aharonov Ben-Re’i, 38, passes away only two days after her baby is born by a c-section operation.

MK Merav Ben Ari gives birth to daughter

Kulanu MK gives birth Saturday morning, but waits until Sunday for public announcement.

Woman gets compensated for vacuum-assisted birth

Woman demands compensation for baby's paralysis, gets compensated for loss of autonomy instead.

Woman dies after c-section

Arab woman dies after emergency c-section causes amniotic fluid embolism.

60-year-old woman gives birth to first child

A 60-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl, after a labor fraught with challenges.

Deputy Foreign Minister gives birth to daughter

Second daughter born to Tzipi Hotovely; Eliraz to join sister Maayan and father Or Elon.