Stand-up Comedian Alumog Shor Hospitalized at 24 Weeks Pregnant on 'Baby Boom'
The documentary reality series "Baby Boom" returns to screens on Keshet 12 with a new season, featuring the emotional story of stand-up comedians Alumog Shor and Roi Tzabari. Shor experienced a premature water breaking at 24 weeks of pregnancy, leading to immediate hospitalization at Lis Maternity Hospital.
"I was about a month ago in week 24, which is nothing in terms of pregnancy," Shor recounted in a preview clip. "Then one night I was sleeping, and suddenly I felt something wet, and I told Roi, 'Get up, we're going to the emergency room.'" Doctors confirmed premature water breaking, necessitating a prolonged hospital stay. Shor described the realization of the situation's severity: "And then they tell me, 'You have premature water breaking and you're going to be hospitalized now,' and I understood I'd be here for three months."
Professor Liran Hirsh, director of Lis Hospital, stated that Shor was hospitalized for nearly a month, managing to reach 28 weeks of pregnancy. "These four weeks, from week 24 to 28, are crucial for the baby's growth and development," Hirsh explained. "28 is really a point where many things change." He emphasized that despite the sign on the door reading 'Delivery Room,' the goal was to prevent delivery at that stage.
The show "Baby Boom," which originally aired from 2014 to 2018, follows couples on their journey to childbirth at Lis Hospital. It returns to Keshet 12 with a new season led by Professor Yariv Yogev, who decided to resume filming during wartime. Professor Yogev is personally affected by the current period, having lost his stepdaughter in the October 7th Hamas attack. "This event finds us in a very difficult human tragedy, in our private family," he said in an interview, describing how his stepdaughter was shot while fleeing a party.
The new season will showcase more stories of couples navigating parenthood during these challenging times. The article also includes statistics from the past year at Lis Hospital, noting 13,002 births, a 2% increase from the previous year, with 51% boys and 49% girls. The youngest mother was 18, and the oldest was 58. The hospital recorded 308 twin births and three sets of triplets, with a daily birth record of 56 babies on February 24, 2026.
