Pregnancy

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.

The first birth of the new year 5787 at the North Medical Center (Poriya).
An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

Terrorist who killed Israeli minister reportedly fathers twins using sperm smuggled from prison

(From L -R) Dr. Shira Landau, Professor Irit Ben Aharon, Dr. Ido Livne

Technion scientists receive grants for cancer research on pregnancy, heart disease, recurrence

A pregnant woman is seen holding her stomach in front of foliage (illustrative)

Living near green spaces can reduce long-term stress during pregnancy, Israeli-led study finds


Israeli study reveals: Common pregnancy condition that increases autism risk by 2.5 times

A Ben-Gurion University study of 51,000+ births found mothers with persistent thyroid hormone imbalance during pregnancy had a 2.5× higher risk of having children with autism.

Maternal thyroid hormones are essential for the neurological development of the fetus

Persistent maternal thyroid imbalance may increase autism risk, researchers report

A mother’s persistent thyroid dysfunction while carrying her fetus may increase autism risk in children, according to research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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How a quiet Israeli nonprofit is giving hope to couples shattered by infertility - opinion

Today, Keren Ohr maintains multiple “respite homes” across Israel, in locations such as Neve Michael, Tzfat, Ashkelon, and Netanya, allowing them to offer this vital pause to more couples in need.

THE EMPHASIS is on giving couples the gift of undisturbed time together, time to rest, reflect, cry, even do nothing, says the writer.

Blue-and-white innovation: World’s first saliva-based pregnancy test hits shelves

Israeli startup Salignostics launches the world’s first saliva-based pregnancy test, PregiCheck™, now available on shelves of major German retailer Rossmann.

SaliStick Pregnancy Test.

Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds

“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.

An opportunity arises to pause, breathe, and listen inward

Israeli hospital performs world's first robotic closed abdominal surgery on pregnant patient

The unique laparoscopic surgery done at Rabin Medical Center allowed the patient to carry her baby to term naturally, with dozens of medical staff members involved in the operation.

Dr White, Tsofiya and the baby.

A new product for pregnant women – multivitamin and Omega-3 in a single capsule

The unique capsule in Soft Gel texture is easy to swallow and convenient, especially for pregnant women who need dietary supplements.

Altman's Multivitamin and Omega-3

Israel's Pulsenmore gains FDA approval for at-home ultrasound device

Pulsenmore’s FDA-approved home ultrasound device allows pregnant women to perform scans from home, revolutionizing pregnancy care in remote areas.

The home ultrasound. Pregnancy monitoring even without going to the hospital

US stillbirth rate exceeds CDC reports, says new study

Researchers claimed that CDC data is less reliable than the commercial insurance claims used in the study, which reported a stillbirth rate of 1 in every 175 pregnancies.

People laid out a memorial for preventable stillbirths at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., May 30, 2025.

The future of human fertility? Scientists create human eggs using skin cells

The process, which would carry significant safety concerns, involves removing the nucleus from a woman's skin cell and inserting it into an egg, or oocyte.

Prof Josef Hanna demonstrates the process he and his team of scientists used to develop models of early-stage human embryos without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel S