The verdict is in: Pregnant women pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their unborn children

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A new study found high antibody levels in newborns whose mothers had received the Pfizer or Moderna shots.

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Obstetrician and gynecologist Yelena Rogatinskaya receives the Sputnik V vaccine in St Petersburg, Russia, on September 13, 2021.Pregnant women pass coronavirus antibodies to their unborn children, a spate of research suggests.Studies have also shown that mothers can transfer antibodies to infants through breast milk.New data suggests COVID-19 vaccines do more than protect mothers-to-be: Pregnant women also pass coronavirus antibodies to their unborn children.

Mothers who'd been vaccinated 13 weeks before giving birth seemed to pass along higher levels of antibodies than mothers who'd been vaccinated more than 20 weeks before giving birth. But the researchers said more data is needed to determine whether there's really a correlation between the timing of the vaccine and a newborn's antibody levels.

It's also not yet clear how well the newborn babies were protected from coronavirus infections, or how long that protection might last. Still, the researchers suggested coronavirus antibodies may give infants protection during the neonatal period - their first four weeks - or longer. "If babies could be born with antibodies, it could protect them in the first several months of their lives, when they are most vulnerable," Ashley Roman, one of the study authors, said inThe team wrote that their findings "add to a growing list of important reasons why women should be advised to receive the COVID vaccine during pregnancy."Alexis Small prepares her newborn baby, Aubrielle Kitchen, to visit family on November 26, 2020 in Los Angeles.

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