Infant Death

Jerusalem area:

Five-week-old newborn dies of pertussis

Health Ministry receives report of five-week-old infant who died of pertussis after his mother failed to receive the vaccination during pregnancy.

Suspected neglect:

One-year-old infant dies at home, parents arrested

The infant's body has been taken for autopsy and examination; the parents' arrest was extended.

Tragedy in Jerusalem: Newborn infant dies of pertussis

Unvaccinated infant contracted pertussis - and died, Health Ministry says.

2.5 times legal limit:

Driver in Independence Day death of infant indicted

Yana Blum faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and cannabis in deadly crash.

11 newborns die in fire at Senegal hospital

Senegal declares 3 days of national mourning after fire at hospital claims lives of nearly a dozen infants.

Infant declared dead in Tel Aviv

Resuscitation efforts fail after 4-month-old baby found unconscious in crib.

Petah Tikva:

Kindergarten where baby was smothered to close

Following indictment of daycare worker for manslaughter, abuse, Welfare Ministry orders immediate closure of nursery.

Infant drowned in jacuzzi laid to rest

1-month-old child buried in Jerusalem after completion of autopsy. Parents remain in custody.

Supreme Court: Drowned baby will receive autopsy

Court rejects family's objection to autopsy of 1-month-old infant drowned in hotel jacuzzi.

Parents of drowned infant arrested

Court approves autopsy on 1-month-old baby who died after near-drowning in hotel jacuzzi.

Infant dies, parents cleared of alleged abandonment in car

7-month-old baby brought to Poriya Hospital in Tiberias and pronounced dead. Investigation reveals baby not forgotten in car.