There is probably no other country in the world where one
would see so many pregnant students on campus.
But in Israel, youngsters, male and female complete army service before
starting university and by the time they are studying for their postgraduate
courses many of them are married and starting a family.
The Technion Institute for Science and Technology in Haifa
is aware of this and raise funds to build beautiful family-sized dormitories
for their married students. And on campus one will see many young parents with
babies carried in a sling or wheeled in a stroller.
But unique even in Israel is the childbirth preparation
course and lactation support system run by UK-trained active birth teacher, Wendy
Blumfield in the framework of the Students Union. Starting every two months, a
new group is opened for couples in small groups, meeting in a convenient
location on campus and at a subsidized cost.
After the births, the group meets again with the co-ordinator to admire
each other’s babies and recount their birth experiences.
