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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.
More needs to be done to help females, experts say By CHEN YINGQUN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-23 08:18 Neonatal Nurse Kirsty Hartley carries premature baby Theo Anderson to his mother Kirsty Anderson in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in East Lancashire, Burnley, Britain, May 15, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Many governments have taken action to support women s lives and jobs during the pandemic, but more still needs to be done, according to analysts.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, undersecretary-general of the UN and executive director of UN Women, said that as COVID-19 has ravaged the global economy and severely affected people s lives, governments have taken unprecedented measures. These include strengthening access to health care, rolling out cash transfers, and providing paid sick leave and unemployment benefits.