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“If I Get Vaccinated While Nursing, Will I Pass Antibodies on to the Baby?” Here’s What Moms Need to Know PureWow 3/11/2021
With vaccine rollouts underway across the country, many parents are finally breathing a sigh of relief (schools reopenings! Visits with grandma!). But as there is currently no vaccine available for kids under age 16, the question of how to protect young people from the potential effects of COVID-19 remains. Nursing moms in particular are wondering if they may be able to pass on the vaccine’s antibodies to their offspring through their breast milk. We reached out to Jessica Madden, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, neonatologist and medical director at Aeroflow Breastpumps to shed some light.
WASHINGTON (AP) Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the COVID-19 relief bill could help change that.
The legislation gives states the option of extending Medicaid coverage to women with low to modest incomes for a full year after childbirth. States are currently required to provide 60 days of coverage, but medical experts point to research showing that women can die from pregnancy-related conditions up to a year after giving birth, and that 3 in 5 of all such deaths are preventable.