At 17, a doctor declared an Israeli woman dead. Days ago, 17 years later, she gave birth

Shahar Davidov, who was declared dead at age 17 after a severe car accident, gave birth to her third child. The delivery was attended by her older sister Zoar, who became a midwife. 17 years ago, paramedic Muavia Kbaha revived Shahar after 40 minutes of resuscitation, contrary to the doctor's conclusion.

At Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, an event occurred that completed a 17-year rescue story. Shahar Davidov, whom a doctor declared dead in 2009 after a severe car accident, gave birth to her third child. The delivery was attended by her older sister Zoar, who became a midwife and specialized in that very hospital. In 2009, 17-year-old Shahar was in an accident: her boyfriend lost control, veered off the highway, and crashed into a tree. The arriving doctor pronounced the girl dead. However, paramedic Muavia Kbaha, who was rushing to another call, heard about the crash on the radio and changed his route. Despite the doctor's report, he performed resuscitation for 40 minutes—and her pulse returned. In the ambulance, her heart had to be restarted again. Shahar spent two weeks on a ventilator in a medically induced coma, then underwent rehabilitation, successfully passed her final exams, and served in the army. She has now started a family and had two children. Zoar, who witnessed that accident, graduated from medical school and became a midwife. Shahar admitted that she waited for her sister to receive her diploma before getting pregnant again.