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A Baby With Protective Antibodies Was Born to a Mom Who Got a Covid-19 Vaccine
Florida researchers find more great news for pregnant people
No pregnant person’s birth plan was to deliver their baby during a global pandemic. The more than 3.7 million individuals who give birth in the United States per year are looking for answers regarding Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
A new preprint study from the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine shows more great news about vaccination during pregnancy. Their research confirmed the first known case of a baby born with detectable protective antibodies after maternal Covid-19 vaccination.
The paper, titled “Newborn Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 detected in cord blood after maternal vaccination,” follows the clinical course of a pregnant health care worker who received the first dose of the Moderna mRNA vaccine. Florida Atlantic University offered all front-line health care workers the vaccine. The mother had no previous known Covid-19 infection, and she qualified for and received her vaccination in week 36 of her pregnancy.
Three weeks later, she had a spontaneous vaginal delivery at term (39 weeks gestation). After delivery, she received her second dose, as per Moderna’s standard 28-day vaccine process…
