Known risksWhile there remains a lot that we don’t yet know about the effects of Covid-19 on pregnant women and their babies, there are some things we do know. We also know that, overall, pregnant women tend to have milder symptoms than the general population. As within the general population, pregnant women who are Black or Asian, as well as those who are obese, are at greater risk of severe Covid-19. Antibody responseThe Massachussets study focused on 84 pregnant women, 31 who were breast-feeding and 16 who were neither. The researchers compared these findings with the antibody response in pregnant women who had contracted the virus naturally.

Source: News 24 March 31, 2021 08:03 UTC