Israel Welcomes First Babies of New Jewish Year

As the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, commenced, Israeli hospitals celebrated the arrival of the first newborns of the year 5787. At Shamir Medical Center, formerly Assaf Harofeh, Daniel and Adrian Lardo of Ramla welcomed their first child, a son weighing 2,740 grams. "There is no more exciting feeling than starting a new year as a mother and father for the first time," the new parents shared, expressing their joy and wishing everyone a year of new beginnings and good news.

Meanwhile, at the Northern Medical Center (Poriya) in Tiberias, Hodaya Cohen Alalishvili gave birth to a daughter weighing 3,060 grams. She and her husband Tal, along with their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Noam, were celebrating the holiday at her parents' home when labor began. The medical team, including midwife Tahrir Masalha and midwife Nadal, assisted with the delivery.

Shamir Medical Center also released statistics for the past year, 5786, reporting 8,800 births, averaging about 24 per day. The most common birth time was 8 AM. The smallest baby born weighed 608 grams, and the largest was 4.985 kilograms. The hospital saw 116 sets of twins. Notably, the trend reversed from previous years, with 51% of newborns being boys and 48% girls.

Professor Michal Kobo, Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Shamir, remarked on the continuation of life even during challenging times. She stated, "Our teams are proud to accompany mothers and their families during the most significant moments of their lives," wishing all a year of good tidings and quiet nights for new parents. The hospital noted that 4% of births were water births and 16.5% were Cesarean sections, a rate lower than the national average.