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When a woman is pregnant, her developing baby receives antibodies from her. what type of immunity does this describe? immunity

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Antibodies from mothers are passed to their unborn babies through the placenta. This type of immunity is called PASSIVE IMMUNITY because the baby has been given antibodies rather than making them itself.

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