The breast milk of women who have tested positive for coronavirus contains antibodies that could be a breakthrough in fighting new infections, Dutch researchers have found.
Amsterdam University’s medical centre (UMC) has discovered that the antibodies are not destroyed by pasteurisation, meaning that breast milk could be administered as “flavoured ice cubes” to fight the pandemic.
“You want the antibodies to be in contact with the mucous membranes for as long as possible to really create that protective layer,” Britt van Keulen, a researcher at UMC, said. “When you drink it, it disappears quickly. Our idea is to give it in the form of ice cubes, so it takes a little longer, there is longer contact with the mucous membranes to create that layer.”
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