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Mother who had COVID while pregnant gives birth to child with virus antibodies  

A Singaporean woman who was infected with COVID-19 in March when she was pregnant has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.

Celine Ng-Chan told the Straits Times newspaper that her son Aldrin was born this month without COVID-19 but with the coronavirus antibodies.

“My doctor suspects I have transferred my COVID-19 antibodies to him during my pregnancy,” Ms Ng-Chan told the paper.

The 31-year-old contracted the disease along with her mother and daughter after returning from a family holiday in Europe in March, the Straits Times reported.

She had been…