Birth Stories & Hospitals

Government-funded university hospital serving Ashdod and the southern coastal plain. Note: Built to modern rocket-proof standards, the hospital operates with high agility to convert and expand wards into fully protected spaces during missile threats.

The main referral hospital for the Negev region, Soroka delivers thousands of babies annually across a diverse patient population.

Shamir Medical Center has a growing maternity department serving the central district.

A prominent, religiously-affiliated hospital in Bnei Brak serving the Haredi community. Features extremely busy delivery rooms, a new water birthing room, and a highly regarded NICU.

The southernmost hospital in Israel, serving Eilat and surrounding areas.

Hillel Yaffe serves the Hadera and central coastal region, offering full obstetric and neonatal services.

Bnai Zion offers a modern labor ward with water birth facilities and a supportive midwifery team.

Carmel's maternity department serves Mount Carmel and south Haifa with full obstetric services. Note: Carmel utilizes protected subterranean spaces for their delivery rooms and maternity wards to ensure safety under fire.

The primary trauma and delivery center for northern Israel, located on the Haifa bay. Note: Rambam has relocated delivery rooms to its "Minus 3" Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital, making it one of the safest underground maternity wards in the north.

Wolfson serves the southern Tel Aviv metro area with a modern labor and delivery department.

An alongside midwifery-led unit attached to Hadassah Ein Kerem, supporting low-risk natural births with minimal intervention.

One of Israel's leading academic medical centers, the Hadassah Ein Kerem campus houses a full maternity department with high-risk obstetric and neonatal intensive care units.

The Hadassah Mount Scopus maternity ward serves Jerusalem's northern and eastern communities with both natural birth support and full obstetric services.

Shaare Zedek is one of Israel's busiest delivery hospitals, known for its warm patient-centered approach and strong natural birth program. Note: Highly popular for natural birth, offering "Zero Separation" and full rooming-in options, particularly in Maternity D unit.

Meir serves the Sharon region and is known for its supportive birthing staff.

A religiously affiliated hospital in Netanya known for respectful, family-centered maternity care. Note: Laniado features a brand new, fully sheltered Maternity Unit spanning 1,900 square meters, including protected delivery rooms, recovery rooms, and a nursery to ensure complete safety during emergencies.

The Beilinson campus delivers around 10,000 babies per year and offers a dedicated midwife-led birthing suite. Note: Features a dedicated midwife-led birthing suite for women looking for a natural birth environment with the backup of a tertiary hospital.

Sheba is the largest hospital in the Middle East and a tertiary referral center for high-risk pregnancies. Note: Sheba recently completed an emergency underground maternity facility, relocating delivery rooms to a fully fortified, protected underground space for maximum safety.

Kaplan serves the Rehovot and Weizmann cluster with a well-regarded maternity ward.

Private hospital with a boutique maternity wing offering highly personalized birth experiences. Note: Operates as a boutique private hospital offering highly personalized birth experiences and excellent hotel-grade accommodations.

A private freestanding birthing center in Tel Aviv offering water births, doula integration, and a home-like environment.

Tel Aviv's flagship hospital offers a fully staffed maternity unit with water birth options and a dedicated NICU. Note: 90% of maternity ward rooms are fully private (with private bathroom and nursing chair). Water birth options are also available.