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Jan 30, 2021 06:19 AM EST
A new study reveals that pregnant women infected with COVID-19 may give protective antibodies to their unborn child.
Pregnant women with COVID-19 can transfer antibodies to their babies
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BURNLEY, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Neonatal Nurse Kirsty Hartley cares for premature baby Theo Anderson in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital in East Lancashire, during the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, on May 15, 2020 in Burnley, England.
COVID-19 antibodies can be passed into the unborn baby's placenta if the mother caught the coronavirus while pregnant, Philadelphia-based researchers found. These findings are a good sign for concerned parents. However, parents are unable to assert with certainty that the infected mother's newborn will be safe from COVID-19 as the science is still evolving, researchers say.