Not exact matches
Babies are fed large amounts of immune cells, such as leukocytes, and
antibodies called secretory
immunoglobulin A (IgA)
passed from the mother to help fight against many harmful agents.
Immunoglobulins are
antibodies that
pass from the mother to the baby and provide passive immunity for the baby.
Mother gives the gift of immunity to her child with breastfeeding thru specific
antibodies in breast milk (secretory
immunoglobulin A (sIgA), the maternal
antibody immunoglobulin G (IgG), and by
passing beneficial bacteria and DNA from her own gut.
There it
passes on the fragments to other immune cells, which produce a distinctive fork - shaped
antibody, known as
immunoglobulin E, or IgE.