1) When needing to call a taxi to go to the hospital, is a shinui of the left hand suffice? Along those lines when there is no cut toilet…
1) When needing to call a taxi to go to the hospital, is a shinui of the left hand suffice? Along those lines when there is no cut toilet…
If there is an issue, how about in the following situation: Labor has been on and off for a few nights in a row. Finally, contractions are steady enough…
Question: They say there is a lot that they can prepare for if Chas V'Sholom something is wrong. My friends are being told that it is okay to take it.…
Under normal circumstances, it should not be done on Shabbos. Sources: נשמת אברהם או״ח שיח, ב - ע׳ שסא. אה״ע א ע׳ י. שש״כ לג, כ ובהערה…
For shmira purposes, it’s enough to keep it for three or seven days (or, according to some, four weeks or thirty days). However, there is an additional reason why we…
Is a heter needed from a Rov for a scheduled C-section? If medically mandated, there is no need for a heter. Can a husband be in the room…
Although, almost all major Poskim hold that one fulfills the mitzvah of פרו ורבו through IVF (See Shevet Halevi 9:209; Minchas Yitzchak 1:50; Igros Moshe E.H 2:18; Minchas Shlomo 3:124…
Yes. Sources: ויש בזה קיום מצות פו״ר. וכמו שמצינו בלאה שהתפללה כן - ברכות ס, א. ומש״א שם ובשו״ע או״ח רל, א - היינו ע״ד הרגיל. ולהעיר מב״ב…
See here for a thorough analysis of the parameters of this Mitzvah: https://asktherav.com/i-am-teaching-a-high-school-class-about-the-mitzva-of-pru-urvu-what-is-the-mitzvah-mdoiraisa-and-what-is-the-mitzva-mderabanan/#.XcvxTrulXq8.link This link in itself deals with the basic premise in your question. In addition…
...What is allowed in regard to drinking/eating, showering, or anything else to ease that time? A. Once active labor has begun you should drink regularly - not small amounts…
Q1. Does a pregnant woman need to do Kaporos on behalf of the fetus? A. A pregnant woman uses two chickens and one rooster. She uses the plural formula…
The custom is to avoid going, although strictly it’s permitted. When there is need to go (she really wants, etc.), it’s best not to be in the same room…
Tisha Ba'Av is a more stringent fast day and certainly one should try their absolute best to complete the entire fast. The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim 554:5) writes that…
I am 32 years old and would like to look into fertility egg freezing. I have to look more in depth into the procedures but it could be very…
No. המנהג הובא בשוע"ר סי' רסג, ה, אך ראה הגהות לסידור רבינו הזקן ע׳ כח. ומשמע שם שזוהי הוראת אדה״ז והצ״צ. וראה הנסמן בקיצור דיני ומנהגי נש״ק ה,…
Making food for such a mother would be considered a non-obligatory Mitzvah and therefore would be allowed to be paid for from Maaser funds (and you do not need to…
The exemption from fasting applies only to a woman who is already in the fourth month of pregnancy, or in the case of pain from 40 days onwards. However,…
Question: When one had a baby boy and did not say הטוב והמטיב immediately, what is the time limit to making this Bracha? (Same question with regard to שהחיינו…
Yes. However, the very first garment after birth should not be one that the opposite gender has worn before. In today’s day and age where mothers give birth in the…
תשובה בשיחת י״ט כסלו תשמ״ז (סה״ש תשמ״ז א ע׳ 146 ובהערה 10) בקשר עם תליית שיר המעלות בבית הרפואה, נזכר בדרך אגב, ש״בימינו אלה מסיבות רפואיות יולדות הנשים בבית…
