Chana was founded in 1994 by a group of women who were dealing with infertility in their lives. It has since developed into a highly respected, professional, non-profit-making charity, based in and serving the Jewish community.
Chana has helped hundreds of couples to better understand and deal with the challenges of infertility and has supported them every step of the way.
It is under the Rabbinical guidance of Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu shlita and Rabbi Chaim Halpern shlita.
Chana provides:
Specialist medical support and information
Confidential one-to-one counselling
Confidential telephone helpline*
(Yiddish, Hebrew, French and German are spoken in addition to English)
Regular update events with infertility specialists on the latest research and treatment options
Medical Advisory Panel of specialist consultants and medical practitioners, sensitive to the centrality of halocho (Jewish law) in your treatment choices. They can also offer expert guidance on second opinions and identifying the top relevant specialists in specific cases
Well Woman service informing you about a wide range of women's preventative healthcare issues, general wellbeing and gynaecological matters, with special events for mothers of teenage daughters
Chana nurses - experienced practitioners to discuss, and support you through your treatment
Male support workers offering individual consultations and support to husbands and couples.
Shiurim (lectures on related Jewish subjects) from leading community members on relevant topics
Internet research co-ordinator to help you source the latest medical information about the issues affecting you
Chana News & Views magazine, bringing you medical updates, readers' letters and personal stories
Book, tape and CD library of resources to borrow/purchase
Buddies - a one-to-one link with someone who has personally faced similar challenges
*Chana is based in London but its telephone support and information service receives calls and helps couples from across the UK, Europe, Israel, North and South America, Australia and South Africa.
