But at the crucial moment, there were no available female patients to pass the baby. In fact, there was only one patient - a priest.

可在关键时刻，这里没有女病人能给这个孩子。事实上，这里只有一个病人—一位牧师。

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Pregnant women who smoke can pass nicotine and carbon monoxide to their baby through the placenta.

抽烟的怀孕女性会通过胎盘把尼古丁和一氧化碳传给胎儿。

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Antibodies can also pass from the mother to her baby through the placenta.

抗体也能通过胎盘由母亲传递给婴儿。

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Although antibodies pass through the placenta to the baby during pregnancy, the ones that protect against pertussis are thought not to transfer well enough to help infants in the first few months.

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The antibodies should pass from the mother to the child in the womb and offer protection when a baby is born.

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