The Post-Natal Immune system and COVID-19 The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast

 In a topical episode Peter waffles on about the immune system in Post-Natal women.

Because of the Covid-19 virus this seems particularly timely.
Is the immune system compromised post-natal? Can you "boost the immune system?" What is the immune system anyways?.

Should you be super careful if you're only recently given birth?
In addition he makes one, or two, inappropriate jokes and has a little pop at profiteers who claim to be "helping" people who are stuck in their homes during these difficult times.

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Intro music, as always  "Indestructible" by Noah Smith. 
Playing us out; "Stand here and wait" by Fantoms

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The studies Peter mentioned can be found here;

University of Delaware 2016
https://www.bbrfoundation.org/content/pregnancy-may-alter-brain’s-immune-function
 
 Ohio state uni November 6, 2018
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181106161323.htm


Another study November 2007
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/45/9/1192/370158


Swansea university 2019 
April Rees, Ben Jenkins, Catherine Thornton, Swansea University
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/how-pregnancy-changes-womens-metabolism-and-immune-systems-121893
 
Clinical trials
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01200979