So far there has been no evidence of transmission of Covid-19 transmission from pregnant women to their babies.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Lung Doctors Dr. dr. Agus Dwi Susanto said babies born with Covid-19 antibodies in Singapore is a new thing that needs to be studied further. Are antibodies inherited from the mother or other.
“That’s a new thing too. Babies with Covid-19 antibodies, “said Agus in response to a question greeting the Dialogue to Watch Out for the Long-Term Effects of Covid-19” which was held at the BPNB Building Media Center, Thursday (3/12).
So far, according to Agus, there is no evidence of transmission of the transmission of the new type of corona virus from pregnant women to the babies they are carrying through blood. However, he said the viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) was clearly present in the blood that was infected with Covid-19. So that there is the potential for the RNA to enter the baby.
“Although there have not been any cases like that for several months, now we can find it. So it is necessary to study antibodies from mother to baby, ”he said.
Doctors are studying the impact of Covid-19 on pregnant women and their unborn babies in Singapore, where babies born to infected mothers earlier this month had antibodies to the virus but did not carry the disease, according to Reuters.
Ongoing studies among city-state general hospitals add to international efforts to better understand. Whether infection or antibodies can be transferred during pregnancy and whether antibodies offer an effective shield against the virus.
The World Health Organization says while some pregnant women have an increased risk of contracting severe Covid-19, it is not known whether infected pregnant women can pass the virus to their fetus or baby during pregnancy or delivery.
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