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Paramedic Delivers Three Babies by Phone on Anniversary of October 7
Magen David Adom paramedic Rinat Ben David assisted in three emergency phone-delivered births on the night of October 7, a date of personal significance for her. She guided husbands by phone to help deliver babies in a car and two homes, while MDA teams were dispatched.
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What happened
- 01Paramedic Rinat Ben David assisted in three emergency phone-delivered births on October 7.
- 02The births occurred in a car and two homes across Israel within three hours.
- 03Ben David guided husbands by phone to help their wives deliver babies.
- 04The date marked three years since Ben David was on maternity leave during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
- 05She called the births "our victory" and a way to spread light on a painful day.
- 06The events provided personal closure for Ben David.
Ben David called the births "our victory" and a way to spread light on a painful day. The events provided personal closure for her, three years after she had to leave her own maternity leave to work on October 7, 2023.
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