Disease

Breast milk is the best food for the baby due to the great benefits it provides, being the only one necessary during the first six months of life, and supplemented with other foods until at least the first two years of life, according to the recommendation of the WHO.

Pregnancy is a delicate time when it comes to the risks of catching diseases, not because it is more likely, but because catching the virus or parasites can be dangerous for the baby that is developing.

A platform that serves as a global and immediate communication tool to activate the exchange of knowledge and to be able to carry out a rapid assessment of the effects that certain infectious diseases can cause to pregnant women?

Chickenpox is a highly contagious rash disease that increases in severity with age. This virus has a high incidence among children, but adults who did not experience the disease as children or were not vaccinated are not immune to it, and in case of contagion the complications and morbidity are greater. This group also includes pregnant women.

The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck, below the Adam's apple, and is shaped like a butterfly. It is responsible for producing thyroid hormones, which control the metabolism of the entire body, as well as the function of many organs, apart from regulating the heart rate. It also affects a woman's muscles, bones, and menstrual cycle.

It seems incredible how little we knew a year ago and how much we are learning every day about the coronavirus. We have been able to know that pregnant women who have had Covid-19 transfer antibodies of the disease to their babies through the placenta, but we did not know how long that protection lasts once the baby is born.