Birth
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.
What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah
'The real victory': Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot welcomes birth of new daughter
The new trend capturing delivery rooms in Israel
How should you prepare to leave the house with your newborn?
If leaving the house with your baby for the first time seems intimidating, here are some tips for a fun, successful adventure.
Human rights in childbirth - opinion
A country that enshrines civil equality and also proudly holds the title for the highest birth rate of all OECD countries – must treat its women with the utmost respect.
What is a newborn scrunch and why's it so important for a newborn baby?
When babies fall asleep in a particular position, this affects the way they observe the world. This is what it means.
A baby in Brazil was born with a 12 cm tail with 4 cm-thick ball of skin
Doctors in Brazil were stunned when a baby was born with a 12-centimeter tail equipped with a 4-centimeter-thick ball of skin, but they removed it.
This baby was born weighing 7 kilograms
This 7-kilogram baby was born in Brazil via C-section after doctors realized the mother couldn't carry it to term. Now he's too big for typical newborn clothes and diapers.
Prenatal alcohol consumption can change your baby's face shape - study
Changes in face shape were seen even in cases where the amount of alcohol consumed was less than a small glass of wine or a bottle of beer.
Israeli midwives stretched too thin, assist multiple births at once
A close and supportive midwifery team can reduce the need for interventions in childbirth and reduce the necessity of cesarean section and instrumental deliveries.
Two men in Canada seek compensation after they discover they were switched at birth
The men, Edward Ambrose and Richard Beauvais, found out they had been switched at birth more than 60 years ago.
A baby girl was born with a 6 cm tail – and it kept growing
Doctors were stunned when a baby in rural Mexico was born with a "true tail" 5.7 centimeters long – a case that's one in a million.
Hospital moves Arab woman after Jewish woman refuses to share room
The Arab-Israeli couple, residents of Nazareth, made an attempt to convince the Jewish woman to let them stay in the room before finally giving up.
