A newborn can receive temporary protection against coronavirus from the mother if enough time has passed from the moment she develops antibodies, JAMA Pediatrics reported referring to a new study.

A study involved a total of 1,714 pregnant women tested positive for COVID-19. The scientists examined whether these participants had antibodies. They found at least one type of antibody in 83 women. 50 of them had COVID-19 asymptomatically.

The study showed that newborn babies can potentially receive temporary COVID-19 protection from mothers, and the likelihood of transmission of antibodies is not related to the severity of the infection women have suffered.

Antibodies in the umbilical cord blood were present in all women who had the disease at least 17 days before delivery. Children who were born prematurely received antibodies successfully.