Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/GOr3H64gQxw   The breastmilk of CoVid-infected mothers does not contain infectious virus.  Obstetricians, pediatricians, and virologists in Wuhan and Harbin China now report this finding in their study of 25 mother-infant pairs just reported online on the medrixiv.org pre-print site.   The breastmilk of the new mothers was analyzed for virus using quantitative PCR testing and for anti-CoVid19 antibodies via ELISA testing. All milk samples were  CoVid virus-negative.  IgM antibodies were detected in the breastmilk in all cases where that antibody was found in the mother’s serum.   This study confirms the safety of breastmilk from CoVid-infected mothers.  New mothers who are CoVid positive may safely breastfeed.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.30.20033407v1.full.pdf   #covid #breastfeeding #antibodies