Israel birth rate

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

Israel leads by example. We want our imprimatur to last, and we believe that with all its problems, life is worth sustaining, replicating, and, striving to make it better.

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.
 Medical staff and nurses roaming the halls of Ichilov Hospital.

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

An Orthodox family in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park

Family size and structure are rapidly changing in Israeli society, Taub study finds

 Illustrative image of a baby.

Israelis got married less, had more babies in 2022- report


Jerusalem Day: The facts and figures of Israel's capital

Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research report reveals surprising demographic trends

 DECLINING BIRTH rate: Arab kindergarten on a field trip in the Old City.

Knowledge is power: How to reduce anxiety levels before giving birth

An Israeli team of researchers found a method that reduced a mother's anxiety and helped her cope during and after a C-section.

 Pregnant woman (Illustrative)

Birth control in Jewish law: One rabbi says condoms might be OK

"We need to know that the use of condoms is possibly relevant even when there is no danger to the woman if she gets pregnant and only if birth control is permitted for her spouse."

Durex condoms are seen in a photo illustration in Manchester, Britain, July 31, 2018.

Breaking the silence: Birth control and its side effects

Today’s young women are self-aware and wise.

‘THE VAST majority of women are prescribed oral contraception with little to no instruction about how to take them, and with no mention about the emotional and physical stress it may cause.’

Single, Orthodox and a mother by choice

The road to parenthood is varied

THE CHOICE of becoming a single mother is a major life decision and the timing of when to share the news and with whom can be extra sensitive.

A star is born: A musical ride to the delivery room

An ambulance erupted in chorus on Tuesday as Ora Marsiano went into labor.

Marsiano family with MDA paramedics after playing guitar in the ambulance

Marketplace: Baby Boom

Why is Israel’s fertility rate at an all-time high?

The writer, Shlomo Maital, with his new grandson Carmel Sapir Maital

It makes financial sense to subsidize IVF tech, BGU says

Israel offers full public funding for IVF to any Israeli woman irrespective of her marital status or sexual orientation, until she has two children with her current male partner.

Illustrative image of a newborn baby

In birth and death, Israel is the happiest country in the world

Israel's high birth rate and low suicide rate are cause for celebration.

Israelis gather to watch the annual Independence Day flyover.

Average number of babies in Israel highest among OECD countries

The Central Bureau of Statistics reported that the birthrate in Israel is the highest among OECD countries.

Illustrative image of a newborn baby

The human spirit: Buying the carriage before the baby

Tamar was in the pediatric intensive care unit, which one can’t enter without permission.

YOSSI AND RIVKY Bar enjoy a moment of gaiety with their daughter, Tamar.