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Singaporean baby born with coronavirus antibodies after mom’s pregnancy infection
coronavirus in March when she was pregnant has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus.The news offers a clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.The baby was born this month without COVID-19 but with the virus antibodies, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the mother.“My doctor suspects I have transferred my COVID-19 antibodies to him during my pregnancy,” Celine Ng-Chan told the paper.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Ng-Chan had been mildly ill from the disease and was discharged from hospital after two-and-a-half weeks, the Straits Times said.