Baby

It is hot outside, but this is why you shouldn't you give a young baby water

In the first few months, breast milk or formula provides the necessary fluids. Giving water too early can impair eating and even cause dangerous electrolyte imbalances.

A baby in a stroller on a sunny day.
Spitting up after eating. Usually a temporary condition

The baby spits up a lot: Dangerous reflux or just another load of laundry?

Feeding baby from a bottle

What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah

The entrance to Jerusalem supermarket Zol Begadol is seen on June 18, 2026

Suspect in Jerusalem baby food contamination case named as Yan Shemla


The move that speaks to every parent: Meshi Kleinstein enters the baby world

The international skincare brand Weleda is launching a new campaign for WELEDA BABY with an investment of NIS 1,000,000, featuring Meshi Kleinstein as the face of the brand in Israel.

WELEDA BABY Israel's new campaign with Meshi Kleinstein

Scientists find traces of rare 'imperial' Tyrian purple dye found in Roman infant burials in York

Tyrian’s costly nature comes from the difficulty of its creation - made in a process similar to that of tekhelet, the blue dye traditionally used in Judaism to color strings of the tzizit.

"Seeing the Dead" project member studying the burial cast of a Roman infant for traces of Tyrian purple, May 8, 2026.

Case against mohel suspected of causing baby's death reinforced after three doctors testify

According to police, 66-year-old mohel Moshe Drai is now involved in four separate investigations, with evidence from all four suggesting negligence on his part.

The law courts in Tel Aviv

Israel's furthest north communities welcome baby born during Independence Day

Tal and Kirish Akrish brought their third son into the world, the first to be born at the Ziv Medical Center's maternity ward since the war started more than a month ago.

Parents Tal and Kirish Akrish, residents of Kidmat Tzvi in ​​the Golan Heights.

Health Ministry investigating daycares after 15 toddlers suffer food poisoning symptoms

At least two of the toddlers were hospitalized in suspected food poisoning cases. The incidents occurred at two daycare centers operating under the same management, initial information shows.

ENTERING THE emergency room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

MDA said the baby was born healthy at home, turning what began as an emergency into a brief moment of relief for the family.

MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025

What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child

Oxytocin levels can reflect long-term emotional connection, Ben-Gurion University study finds.

An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.

Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson after contracting herpes during a circumcision involving direct oral suction.

 The Sylvan Adams Children’s Hospital at the Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.

Vegan, plant-based diets don’t stunt infant growth, major Israeli study finds

A landmark study by researchers at BGU in Beersheba that included almost 1.2 million infants examined at well-baby clinics (tipat halav) suggests that they’ll be fine without meat, fish, or dairy.

 Vegan and vegetarian groceries and cook books.

The babies may not understand what is happening – but their brain absorbs everything

Every parent experiences the difficulty of going down with children to a shelter, and the stress at home. But if you thought your little ones do not feel anything – you are mistaken.

A father holding a crying baby