American‑born midwife Gila Zarbiv shares her powerful story of making Aliyah, serving Jerusalem’s hospitals, and delivering babies in bomb shelters, homes, and ambulances during Israel’s wartime crisis.

00:00 – Introduction

00:38 – Meet Gila Zarbiv

01:20 – Growing up Zionist & first trip to Israel

02:10 – Dreams of Aliyah and midwifery

03:15 – Why Israel? Connection to heritage

04:20 – Life in Jerusalem

05:00 – Calling to midwifery

06:10 – Delivering babies during wartime

07:30 – Emergency midwifery challenges

08:45 – Magden David Adom & volunteer response

10:00 – Rapid‑response birth stories

11:20 – Training & qualifications of Israeli midwives

13:00 – Midwifery misconceptions

14:10 – Home birth vs hospital birth

15:40 – Emergency home birth rea ...