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Reut Cohen (Courtesy)
April 26, 2026, 9:25 am
Pregnant woman collapses and dies, doctors unable to save her or her twins
Reut Cohen, in 30th week, rushed to hospital, undergoes emergency C-section but mother and unborn girls die; family questions whether doctors previously missed serious condition
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound test. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
December 18, 2025, 10:20 am
Israeli study: Untreated chronic thyroid condition in pregnancy ups autism risk in children
In peer-reviewed research of 51,000 pregnant women, Ben-Gurion University scientists find that if hormone imbalance is ‘adequately treated,’ kids don’t exhibit higher occurrence of ASD
By Diana Bletter
Portrait of a pregnant woman. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
November 28, 2025, 12:52 pm
Health Ministry said to flag error in genetic test kit detecting rare mutation, reread results
Haaretz report concerns MECR mutation, part of Israel’s expanded screening panel; can lead to problems with movement, speech, vision; rare disease more common among Ashkenazi Jews
By Diana Bletter
Fatima Arfa, a pregnant and displaced Palestinian woman, undergoes a medical check-up at Al-Helou hospital, in Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, July 10, 2025. (Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters)
July 11, 2025, 9:46 pm
Struck by malnutrition, pregnant Gaza woman can only pray for a healthy baby
‘We hope that God will stop this war,’ says Fatima Arfa, 34; UN estimates 55,000 women in Strip face grave risks in childbirth amid shortage of medicine and food
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of newborn babies in an Israeli hospital nursery. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
March 27, 2024, 6:39 pm
COVID protocols pave new way of detecting common congenital viral infection in newborns
Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center researchers prove the efficiency and accuracy of pooled saliva PCR testing for congenital cytomegalovirus
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A woman (played by actor and influencer Alina Levy) uses Salistick saliva pregnancy test while shopping at a drugstore in Israel in YouTube ad for the new product, March 2024. (Screenshot/YouTube)
March 20, 2024, 9:56 am
No more peeing on a stick: New saliva-based pregnancy test now available in Israel
After launching Salistick in the UK, Ireland and Sweden last year, Israeli company Salignostics is selling the product at home and eyeing the US market
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Surgeons at Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital remove tissue from a huge cyst in a 12-year-old girl, January 2024. (Courtesy of Assuta)
March 14, 2024, 2:39 pm
Surgeons in Ashdod remove remnants of twin from 12-year-old girl’s swollen abdomen
Girl suffered from a 10-kilogram cyst growing in her belly before doctors discovered it contained an embryo’s hair, bones, and cartilage
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Adi Zohar, who was injured in a terrorist shooting attack near Ma'ale Adumim on February 22, 2024, speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on February 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 25, 2024, 6:48 pm
‘My life was given back to me’: Pregnant woman wounded in terror attack speaks out
Adi Zohar describes being shot and crawling on the ground begging for help, says doctor told her she and her baby were saved by her maintaining consciousness
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Ilan Glazer (drums) and his band, featuring wife Sherri on vocals, perform at the 'Gam Ki Elech' album release show on January 14, 2024. (Maranda Kosten via Ilan Glazer/ via JTA)
February 19, 2024, 2:27 am
When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own
After losing their son 26 weeks into a long-sought pregnancy, Ilan and Sherri Glazer found no liturgy for their loss. They’re releasing a new album inspired by their experience
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A pregnant Shahar Naim holds a picture of her husband Amir Naim, who was killed by Hamas terrorists while defending Kibbutz Erez on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
February 9, 2024, 10:47 am
Pregnant war widows carry new life while processing death of their fallen husbands
IDF Widows and Orphans organization launches multifaceted program supporting dozens of women who face giving birth without their partners
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A 16-month-old child with 'fifth disease' caused by parvovirus B19 (Andrew Kerr via Wikimedia Commons)
December 20, 2023, 8:37 pm
New study shows Israel experiencing unprecedented outbreak of ‘fifth disease’
This year has seen a huge increase in parvovirus B19 infections, causing common childhood illness that can be threatening to some adults and fetuses in early pregnancy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A 3D illustration of a fetus in the womb. (magicmine via iStock by Getty Images)
August 28, 2023, 6:28 pm
In utero exposure to plastic chemicals tied to developmental problems in toddlers
Israeli researchers find that higher levels of ubiquitous phthalates in the urine of pregnant mothers correlate with emotional and social difficulties in boys — but not girls
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An illustrative photo of an abdominal ultrasound during early pregnancy. (AlexRaths via iStock by Getty Images)
August 20, 2023, 9:01 pm
New technology enables researchers to better understand early placental development
Advanced tool gives US-Israeli team a clear picture of the arteries, cells, and proteins involved in the maternal-fetal interface; findings may help prevent pregnancy complications
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Portrait of a pregnant woman. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
August 17, 2023, 12:58 am
In mix-up, Jerusalem hospital gives rabies shots to 5 pregnant women
Hadassah Medical Center says none of the expectant mothers or their pregnancies were hurt from injections, calls them back for anti-D shots
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Noa Ofek Shlomai, head of neonatology at Hadassah Medical Center, holds the baby who successfully underwent surgery immediately following birth to correct bilateral ovarian torsion detected in-utero. Next to them are Dr. Dan Arbel (center), director of the pediatric oncology surgery department, and Dr. Shay Porat, director of the obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound service. (courtesy)
July 31, 2023, 9:27 pm
In what it says is world first, Hadassah medical team saves fetus’s twisted ovaries
As clock ticks, doctors deliver and perform immediate surgery on 35-week preemie, in bid to preserve her future fertility and hormonal health
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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