Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1951 · 22 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesObstetricsClinical ImmunologyMaternal-fetal MedicinePediatric ImmunologyMaternal Antibody TransferMaternal-fetal Immune InteractionsMother-to-child Transmission PreventionPerinatal InfectionPlacental ImmunologyPregnancy ImmunologyAgglutinationAgglutination ReactionsAntibodiesMaternal AntibodiesMaternal Immunoglobulin G ResponseMaternal-child TransmissionMaternal-infant Immune TransferPlacental Immune Transfer
Quantitative data are presented to show that both the mumps viral complement fixing and agglutination-inhibiting antibodies are transmitted from mother to child without any significant loss in titer. In contrast, titrations for streptococcus MG agglutinins show in most of the instances at least a 4-fold diminution of the maternal titer in the cord blood. There was no difference in results when specimens were from premature or full term infants.