Pregnant women can pass on COVID-19 antibodies to newborns via placenta, mounting evidence suggests
Women transfer more antibodies to their babies if they are infected earlier in their pregnancies, the study suggests.
Most vaccines against the coronavirus are targetting the spike protein on the virus – which we know from older viruses and studies, is also a target for the immune system. Image: Wikimedia Commons
One of the many big questions scientists are trying to untangle is whether people who get COVID-19
during pregnancy will pass on some natural immunity to their newborns.
Recent studies have hinted that they might. And