Measurement of maternal Pertussis IgA antibodies in breast milk after Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy University of Antwerp
Breastfeeding protects young infants through disease specific immune globulin A (IgA). Young infants are susceptible to pertussis and its complications. There is a gap of susceptibility between the loss of maternal protection and vaccination. Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy is currently studied as a possible strategy to close the susceptibility gap. The research question of this project is: does pertussis vaccination during pregnancy ...