Neonates are born with an immature immune system and rely on the transfer of immunity
from their mothers. Maternal antibodies are transferred via the placenta and breast milk …

Maternal vaccination is an effective means of protecting pregnant women, their fetuses, and
infants from vaccine-preventable infections. Despite the availability of sufficient safety data to …

Importance Long-term effect of parental COVID-19 infection vs vaccination on human milk
antibody composition and functional activity remains unclear. Objective To compare …

Substantial immunological changes occur throughout pregnancy to render the mother
immunologically tolerant to the fetus and allow fetal growth. However, additional local and …

Over the last years, an increasing number of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infectious
diseases has been reported. Besides elderly and immunocompromised individuals …

METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort single-institution study from February 2 to
April 4, 2021. Women who reported to be breastfeeding at the time of their coronavirus …

Lactating women can produce protective antibodies in their milk after vaccination, which has
informed antenatal vaccination programs for diseases such as influenza and pertussis …

A large repertoire of IgA is produced by B lymphocytes with T-independent and T-dependent
mechanisms useful in defense against pathogenic microorganisms and to reduce immune …

Background Immunological protection via breastfeeding is well known. The immunological
profile of human milk changes during lactation. No clinical trials have been conducted in …

Maternal immunisation has the potential to substantially reduce morbidity and mortality from
infectious diseases after birth. The success of tetanus, influenza, and pertussis immunisation …