Singaporean woman gave birth to baby boy with COVID-19 antibody

Singaporean woman gave birth to baby boy with COVID-19 antibody, providing new clues for studying the spread of the new crown virus.

2020-12-01

Singapore’s “Straits Times” reported on November 29 that a Singaporean woman contracted the new crown virus after a holiday with her family in Europe in March and was 10 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed. The woman had mild symptoms at the time and recovered after nearly 20 days of hospitalization. She gave birth to a 3.5 kg baby boy at the National University of Singapore Hospital on November 7. The doctor confirmed that the baby boy was not infected with the new coronavirus, but was carrying antibodies to the new coronavirus.

The doctor told the woman that the new crown antibody in her body “disappeared” and the baby boy carried the antibody. She said: “The doctor speculated that I transferred the new crown antibody in my body to him (the baby boy) during pregnancy.”

Bao Xuelin (According to Xinhua News Agency)