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Beit Shemesh Organization Obtains Bilirubinometer

By Yechiel Sever

Ezrat Achim, the largest chessed organization in Beit Shemesh, has started operating a bilirubinometer to check infants for hepatitis before undergoing a bris.

Until now postpartum women living in Beit Shemesh had to travel to hospitals in Jerusalem to check for hepatitis before having a bris done on their newborn sons. The test is performed on babies suspected of having hepatitis, which is relatively common among newborns.

The sophisticated device, which costs thousands of shekels, was recently donated to the organization and within days several babies had already been tested. The parents thanked Ezrat Achim for the original and welcome initiative, which made it possible to hold the bris on time while sparing the infants and their mothers from unnecessary trips to Jerusalem in buses and taxis.

The device is operated at the Ezrat Achim offices by an expert mohel with Health Ministry certification. The organization can be reached at 02-992-2017 or in emergencies at 057-311-1310.

Ezrat Achim management says due to the increasing demand for the fetal monitors at night and on weekends the organization purchased a monitor operated by a certified midwife in her home, which is located in one of the city's chareidi neighborhoods. The service is available only at night and on weekends when clinics are closed and traveling to hospitals in Jerusalem is infeasible.

 

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