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Navigating pregnancy, birth, and postpartum in a foreign country can feel overwhelming. Below is a curated collection of trusted online communities, professional guidelines, emotional support networks, and financial reimbursement links to help you navigate the Israeli maternity system with clarity and confidence.

Scroll down to find a list of professionals like doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants.

Community & Facebook Groups

Connect with other parents, ask questions, and share experiences in active local communities:

Pregnancy Matters – Giving Birth in Israel

Israeli Babies- Pregnancy Edition

Tel Aviv Parents’ Support Group

Doulas and Childbirth care in Israel

looking for a Doula in Israel!

Homebirth and Natural Birth, Israel.

מילה של מיילדת

לידה פעילה, לידה טבעית ולידת בית Natural birth and Home birth

VBAC Israel English, VBAC, VBAMCs and HBAC.

Women’s Health in Israel

Emotional Challenges

Find the Support you Need

B.O.T. list of doulas, birth educators, midwives, doctors, social workers, and psychologists who specialize in the B.O.T approach. This approach focuses on providing support for women who have experienced birth trauma, preparing for birth after sexual assault, and supporting families dealing with stillbirth, among other things: https://www.bot.co.il/facilitators

List of contacts for consultations with midwives at hospitals for those who have had previous traumatic birth experiences, have a history of sexual abuse during childbirth, etc.: https://midwives.org.il/trauma/

Candles of Hope is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive pregnancy and infant loss support: https://candlesofhope.org.il

Lada’at – Choose Well is promoting healthy sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, working to ensure that all individuals have full access to information and are supported in making the right choices for themselves: https://ladaat.org.il/en/

Emotional Challenges

Find the Support you Need

Homebirth Midwife Organization: https://www.imahi.co.il/

WHO recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549912

Find a Doula, Midwife, Lactation Consultant and Others

Service provider and want to be added? Text me 💜 This list is a community resource created by local service providers. Inclusion does not represent an endorsement, and I encourage each family to choose the provider who best fits their individual needs.

Lea Reichel — Jerusalem
MA, Doula, Birth Educator & Hypnobirthing Instructor
Prenatal massage & bodywork, B.O.T. facilitator, birth processing, trauma-informed birth preparation, Closing of the Bones
WhatsApp: 058-430-2519
www.knowledgebasedbirth.com

Jordana Offer — Jerusalem
Doula, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator
058-580-2732
jordanaoffer@gmail.com

Sunny Levy — Jerusalem
Doula, massage therapist — medical / deep tissue / Femma, and Shiatsu
054-578-5195

Michal Melamed — Moshav Gimzo
Doula, Childbirth Educator, Prenatal Massage, Equilibrio Therapist, Spinning Babies Counselor, Intimacy Counselor, F.O.T. Counselor
Doulamichal@gmail.com
050-717-5540

Alex Berger-Polsky — Jerusalem
Midwife, CNM, MPH
Diaphragm Fittings, Fertility Awareness Method Learning, Early Labour Internal Exams, Prenatal Care, Birth Processing
054-731-2397

Sarah Seymour — Kochav HaShahar (Binyamin / Jerusalem area)
Homebirth Midwife, Diaphragm Fittings, Prenatal Care
+972 53-628-6219

Adina Kopinsky IBCLC — Efrat
Jerusalem / Gush Etzion / Beit Shemesh / Virtual
Lactation Consultant and Infant Bodywork
050-226-4745
www.growinghappybabies.com

Serena Benovitz — Beit Shemesh
Doula, Physiotherapist, Body Ready Method Certified
052-447-7109

Deb Rabinsky — Jerusalem
Home and hospital lactation consults, breastfeeding preparation consults, virtual consults:
Latching, positions, low birth weight, slow weight gain, bottle refusal, breast refusal, oral assessments, pump fitting and pumping schedules
+972 54-682-9616
www.feedthebub.com

Leat Millunchick — Jerusalem
Childbirth Educator, Doula, Twin Expert
054-901-3577
www.tummytomummy.me

Tamar Zakon, CMT, Dipl.CM
Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture
Specializing in Women’s Health & Fertility, Sobada Abdominal Therapy, Medical Massage, Childbirth Education & Doula
058-567-6758
info@balancecenter.co.il

Ilana Nir — Efrat
Doula, Lactation Consultant, Postpartum Doula
054-830-0598

Chana Alayna Feierman — Beit Shemesh
CD(DONA) Doula, Spinning Babies Childbirth Educator, Body Ready Method Childbirth Educator, Lamaze Instructor, Restore Your Core Certified Movement Instructor, Hypnobabies Doula
WhatsApp: +1 (917) 453-1403

Bayla Flam — Jerusalem
Doula, techniques of Equilibrio during labour and delivery
058-644-9088

Shiffie Lewenstein
Birth Coach
058-763-2556
shifidoula@gmail.com

Sara Katz — Jerusalem / Virtual
Dietitian specializing in infertility, PCOS, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition
Support for body image, meal plans, gestational diabetes, weight gain, preeclampsia, postpartum nutrition
058-629-1039
sarakatznutrition.com

Rivka Zlatkin — Neria
Women’s Yoga Therapy, Fertility & Pregnancy Support, Birth Preparation, Reflexology, Abdominal & Womb Massage, Holistic Lifestyle Support
054-541-7018
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Lesley Lipsitz
Certified Nurse Midwife (40+ years experience, US & Israel)
Assuta Ashdod and two Ramat Bet Shemesh locations
Free prenatal midwifery care through Maccabi (physical & emotional follow-up, education, guidance)
Maccabi website search: ליפשיץ לסלי
lifsitz_l@mac.org.il

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