Katie Hinde: What we don't know about mother's milk
كاتي هندي: ما لا نعرفه عن حليب الأم
Katie Hinde is studying breast milk’s status as the first superfood, providing babies with invaluable microbes custom-tailored to their individual needs, via an incredible and unlikely dialogue between the mother’s enzymes and the baby’s saliva. Full bio
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about how breastfeeding is free?
عن أن الرضاعة الطبيعية مجانية؟
women's time and energy.
حين نتجاهل وقت المرأة وطاقتها المبذولة.
how much time and energy it takes
little cannibal.
هذا المفترس الصغير الغالي.
على تطور الرضيع.
to support mothers and babies.
لدعم الأمهات والأطفال الرضع.
تجاه الأمهات والأطفال،
who loves mothers and babies:
يحبون الأمهات والأطفال:
the grandparents, the aunties,
الأجداد، العمّات،
that make our human social networks.
الذين يشكِّلون شبكاتنا الاجتماعية البشرية.
simple solutions and simple slogans,
الحلول البسيطة والشعارات الجوفاء،
into that nuance very early,
في وقت مبكر جدًا،
with a journalist
breastfeed her baby?"
that brought me up short,
what she should do with her body.
بما يجب عليها أن تفعل بجسمها.
is food, medicine and signal.
blocks for their bodies,
the infant's intestinal tract.
that help fight pathogens
تساهم في محاربة مسبِّبات الأمراض،
that signal to the infant's body.
ترسل إشارات إلى جسم الرضيع.
something in plain sight.
homogenized, pasteurized,
ومتجانس، ومبستر،
flavored and formulated.
ذي نكهة ومُعالج.
and biomedical research.
والأبحاث الطبية البيولوجية.
to search that database,
للبحث في قاعدة البيانات تلك،
articles about pregnancy,
breast milk and lactation.
just investigating breast milk,
التي تبحث فقط في حليب الأم،
about coffee, wine and tomatoes.
عن القهوة والنبيذ والطماطم.
about erectile dysfunction.
know about those things --
المعرفة بهذه الأمور --
we should know about everything.
أعتقد بأنه علينا المعرفة بكل شيء.
is adapted to consume --
على تناوله،
have at least one child in her lifetime.
سيُنجبن طفلًا واحدًا على الأقل في حياتهن.
babies are born each year.
يولدون في كل عام.
deserve our best science.
يستحقون منا قدرًا أكبر من المعرفة بشؤونهم.
that milk doesn't just grow the body,
بأن الحليب لا يساعد الجسم على النمو فحسب،
and shapes neurodevelopment.
وآلية تطور الجهاز العصبي.
and baby saliva --
that produces hydrogen peroxide
ينتج عنه بيروكسيد الهيدروجين
البكتيريا العنقودية والسالمونيلا.
that the biological recipe of milk
for sons or daughters.
عند إنتاجها للأبناء أو البنات.
in the neonatal intensive care unit,
في وحدة الرعاية المكثفة لحديثي الولادة،
and daughters may grow at different rates,
بنمو الأبناء والبنات على معدلات مختلفة،
intend to breastfeed,
إلى الإرضاع،
their breastfeeding goals.
لا يحققن أهدافهن من الرضاعة الطبيعية.
like obesity, endocrine disorders,
مثل السمنة واضطرابات الغدد الصماء
biology of lactation.
أن تهدد الأساس البيولوجي للإرضاع.
knowledgeable clinical support.
دعم طبي خبير.
and UNICEF established criteria
بالتعاون مع اليونيسيف
considered baby friendly --
كي يتم اعتبارها ملائمة للأطفال،
of support for mother-infant bonding
in the United States
في الولايات المتحدة
with many problems
and weeks of lactation.
with establishing latch,
تتعلق بالتقاط الرضيع للثدي،
knowledgeable clinical staff
grappling with these struggles,
to naturally be able to do.
is evolutionarily ancient
or that we're instantly good at it.
أو بأننا نجيد القيام به فورًا.
is evolutionarily ancient?
to start out being good at it.
quality equitable care
lactation and breastfeeding.
لتعزيز الإرضاع والرضاعة الطبيعية.
that continuing education,
to cutting-edge research
and the social sciences,
على حد سواء،
a new mother and her clinician.
is not intersectional,
الملزمات بالعودة إلى العمل،
do not provide paid parental leave,
لا توفر إجازة أمومة مدفوعة الأجر،
as just a few days after giving birth.
خلال أيام قليلة بعد الولادة.
mother and infant health
about breast milk to moms
حول حليب الأم
the institutional support
that mother-infant bonding
تلك العلاقة بين الأم والرضيع
and collective bargaining units,
ووحدات التفاوض الجماعي،
in the public health of our community,
to play in achieving it.
of improving human health.
early or sick or injured,
أو مرضى أو مصابين،
can be critically important.
أن تكون مهمة للغاية.
high risk of infectious disease,
خطر الإصابة بالأمراض المعدية،
like storms and earthquakes,
مثل الأعاصير والزلازل،
fed and hydrated.
أن يمدّ الأطفال بالغذاء والماء باستمرار.
from the biggest global challenges.
من أعظم التحديات العالمية.
is not just about messaging to mothers
لا يقتصر فقط على توعية الأمهات
what is important in breast milk
breastfeed for whatever reason.
لأي سبب كان.
of moms raising their babies
اللواتي يربين أطفالهن
social and economic equality,
والاجتماعية والاقتصادية،
core aspect of womanhood,
of what makes women awesome.
التي تجعل النساء رائعات.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Katie Hinde - Lactation researcherKatie Hinde is studying breast milk’s status as the first superfood, providing babies with invaluable microbes custom-tailored to their individual needs, via an incredible and unlikely dialogue between the mother’s enzymes and the baby’s saliva.
Why you should listen
Did you know mother's milk is older than dinosaurs? Or that the "biological recipe" of milk differs for sons and daughters? Or that milk doesn't just build babies but fuels them too? Mother's milk is the food, medicine and message that organize a baby's brain, body and behavior. What we take for granted in the grocery store dairy aisle has been shaped by hundreds of millions of years of natural selection. As scientists decode the mysteries of milk, we gain essential new tools for human health and well-being.
Scientist, writer and advocate, Katie Hinde, PhD, explores the dynamic interactions between mothers, milk, and infants. Author of dozens of essays and academic articles, Hinde situates her work at the intersection of the life sciences and social sciences to inform parents, clinicians and policy-makers about institutional and inter-personal support of mothers and babies. Hinde co-authored the book Building Babies and founded the science outreach blog, "Mammals Suck…Milk!"
Hinde earned a PhD in Anthropology at UCLA, completed post-doctoral training in neuroscience at the California National Primate Research Center, and then launched her faculty career in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. Now an Associate Professor, Hinde is the Director of the Comparative Lactation Lab in the Center for Evolution and Medicine and the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University.
Described as "The Milk Maven" in the inaugural Grist 50 list of "innovators, organizers and visionaries who will lead us toward a more sustainable future," Hinde's work was highlighted for tackling social justice in health and research. From considering how milk feeds microbes to researching how milk shapes infant behavior , her research has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, La Presse, Wall Street Journal, Quartz and more. Hinde has been recognized with Early Career Awards from the International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation and the American Society of Primatologists for making outstanding, original contributions to these fields as a young investigator.
Importantly, Hinde is dedicated to science outreach and building enthusiasm for animals, ecology and behavior. In 2013, Hinde created the annual March Mammal Madness, a month-long science outreach extravaganza that is used in hundreds of classrooms described by Deadspin Deputy Editor Barry Petchesky as "the only bracket you need."
Understanding milk can directly translate to more personalized clinical recommendations and health optimization for mothers and their infants as well as substantiate the importance of infrastructure and institutional support for breastfeeding. Further, identifying the composition and function of milk informs the formulation of more representative artificial breast milk for those mothers facing obstacles or contraindications to breastfeeding. Lastly, decoding mother's milk will allow for enhanced precision medicine for the most fragile infants and children in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. Such integrative approaches to mother's milk take discoveries at the bench to applications at the bedside.
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