Tag Archives: Childbirth
Making a House a Home for a Family in Need
Two weeks ago, on Saturday night, United Hatzalah volunteers helped a woman give birth to her sixteenth child in her home in Geula, Jerusalem. United Hatzalah volunteer Avi, who was one of the first responders … Continue reading
A Satisfaction All It’s Own
On Wednesday evening at 7:33 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer Bat Sheva Gross was baking at home when she was alerted by dispatch to a medical emergency that was occurring nearby. A woman was in the late stages of labor in … Continue reading
Two EMTs Deliver Two Baby Girls On Tuesday Before 9 A.M.
Early Tuesday morning, just after 6 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avigail Beer was awoken from her sleep by the sound of her emergency communication device, alerting her to a medical emergency nearby. A woman had gone into active labor … Continue reading
Three Volunteer Women Assist in a Home Birth in Beit Shemesh That Took Less Than Ten Minutes
At 4:48 a.m on Sunday morning, United Hatzalah volunteers in Beit Shemesh were alerted to an emergency via the Health Ministry’s new application. Two volunteers from the women’s unit of the organization as well as one volunteer from the Midwives … Continue reading
On First Ever EMS Call, Two New Recruits Deliver A Baby
Last week Wednesday in Modi’in, 21 new EMTs graduated their training course with United Hatzalah and began volunteering as EMS responders with the organization in the city and surrounding area. The very next day, Ayelet Telem and Eran Zriker, both … Continue reading
The Couple that Saves Lives Together on Shabbat
Amazing Shabbat story from Jerusalem United Hatzalah volunteer Miriam Miedzinski-Ballin. “Last night I was preparing shabbat dinner when my MIRS radio started talking. It was the familiar voice of the United Hatzalah dispatch operator delivering information about a serious call, … Continue reading