Since being here in Israel, I have been blessed to attend about 35 births. Most of these have been natural births with Ilana Shemesh, the midwife that I am living with here in Israel.
with Ilana
Ilana does home birth, as well as having two cabins behind her house where women can receive the same care as in a home birth, but be able to have more privacy than they might be able to in a small apartment, or if they live too far from a hospital in case of a need to transfer care.
with Ilana in front of one of her Tzimmers (Birth Cabins)
In the last few months I have also been able to volunteer at a clinic in Beit Sahor - a small town next to Bethlehem, as well as a religious hospital in the center of Jerusalem called Bikur Holim.
Both of these experiences have been really interesting, educational, as well as tiring ~ !! :)
a road sign on the way to the Jerusalem hospital, Bikur Holim
The hospital is one of the oldest in Israel, and is still in it's original building...
Bikur Holim Hospital, Central Jerusalem
for more pix of the babies and families I've been able
to work with here in Isarel,
click on the link below...
to work with here in Isarel,
click on the link below...
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