Babies born by C-section are less likely to catch coronavirus

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Newborn baby girl meets her mother in face mask after medics in hazmats perform C-section in Wuhan

Doctors and nurses in hazmat suits perform a caesarean section on a face mask-clad mother in Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The outbreak – that has infected more than 100,000 worldwide with a death toll of 3,594 – began in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province when the WHO was alerted by Chinese authorities … Read more