The small study involved five mothers who provided frozen breast milk samples after receiving the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The research provides some of the first peer-reviewed evidence that breastfeeding confers a long-lasting immune response in the nursing infants and toddlers of vaccinated mothers.
“There is so much vaccine misinformation out there right now – really scary, misleading posts on social media that are designed to scare moms – so we felt like we needed to look at the science,” Kelly said. “We know that these types of antibodies coat babies’ mouths and throats and protect against disease when a baby is drinking breast milk. So, getting vaccinated while breastfeeding not only protects mom, but also could protect the baby, too, and for months.”
Covid-19 Vaccine Safe For Babies, Pregnant and Breastfeeding Moms by Hannah Joy on April 7, 2021 at 4:44 PM
Are breastfeeding mothers and babies safe from receiving covid-19 vaccine? Yes, says a new study. Nursing mothers who are vaccinated pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days, reveals a new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Our study showed a huge boost in antibodies against the COVID-19 virus in breast milk starting two weeks after the first shot, and this response was sustained for the course of our study, which was almost three months long, said first author Jeannie Kelly, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
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Covid antibodies spike in breast milk after vaccination: Study
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Breastfeeding in Covid-positive mothers. (Photo: Unsplash). Image Source: IANS News
New York, April 7 : Nursing mothers who receive a Covid-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests a small study.
The findings showed that breast milk contained elevated levels of the IgA and IgG antibodies antibodies deployed by the immune system to fight infections in babies immediately following the first dose of vaccination.
Both antibodies reached immune-significant levels within 14 to 20 days of first vaccination in all participants, according to the study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.