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‘The Tenth Plague: Killing the Firstborn Son,’ from a collection by Joseph Mallord and William Turner.

The tragedy of the firstborn: Inherent legal, societal burdens of the eldest child

By HAIM KATZ , SAM KATZ

A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Oh, baby! Israel's high birth rate is a model for the West to emulate

By DOUGLAS ALTABEF

A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

Israel's wartime baby boom: Births on the rise as Gaza war continues

By SHLOMO MAITAL

Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

Baby boom: Birth rates in Israel are on the rise, primarily in Jewish families

By DR NATHANIEL FISHER

Portable ultrasound device

9 technological innovations that make pregnancy and childbirth a more pleasant experience

By WALLA! HEALTH

Ein Embryo in der 9. bis 10. Woche

Studie zeigt: Babys, die im Mutterleib zwei Sprachen hören, nehmen Sprache bei Geburt anders wahr

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Handling birth injuries as a young family – Can birth injury attorneys help?

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By Tami Demsky

MDA Ambulance; illustrative

Sirens, sacrifice, and soulmates: An MDA love story

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

How do we measure age? New study comes up with new answers. Illustration.

How do we measure age? New study comes up with new answers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A comic depicting confusion over the name of a new baby.

Names of grandchildren: The last great mystery

Interior of Chapel of the Shepherd's Field.

A second Bethlehem? Some researchers re-think Jesus' birthplace

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Will a four-day work week to boost birth rates?

Tokyo governor announces four-day work week to boost birth rates

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

PERFORMING AN ultrasound on a pregnant woman.

Disastrous week in maternity wards: Three mothers die within 24 hours

By DR. ITAY GAL

Yevhen Stepanenko, 2-years-old, plays in a kindergarden, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Bucha in Kyiv region, Ukraine November 12, 2024.

Born into war, Ukraine toddlers adjust as conflict nears 1,000 days

By REUTERS

Tzirim

Transforming the birth market: Fem tech company continues to grow

By WALLA! TECH

Baby (Illustrative)

What was the hardest thing for Anna Aronov after giving birth?

By In collaboration with JAMA , Estée Lauder Companies

Mothers for mothers: strengthening the reserve families that expanded in the shadow of the war

'Mothers for Mothers: Strengthening reserve families after war'

Image of members from Israel Midwives Organization and Magen David Adom

Israel Midwives Organization, MDA prepare midwives for births under fire in country's North

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF