Immunity being passed to baby. Computer illustration showing how some of the antibody-mediated immunity (coloured dots) gained by a mother through exposure to pathogens (right) during her lifetime,is passed to her unborn child during pregnancy (lower left). This form of immunity is known as maternal passive immunity. It is a form of naturally acquired passive immunity that occurs around the third month of pregnancy,whereby maternal antibodies (MatAb) are passed through the placenta to the foetus | |
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