Katie Hinde: What we don't know about mother's milk
Katie Hinde: Wat we niet weten over borstvoeding
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?
dat borstvoeding geven gratis is?
women's time and energy.
en energie van vrouwen niet waardeert.
how much time and energy it takes
hoeveel tijd en energie het kost
little cannibal.
kannibaaltje te voeden.
van moedermelk
van het kind beïnvloedt.
to support mothers and babies.
om moeders en baby's te steunen.
in de steek laten,
who loves mothers and babies:
die van moeders en baby's houdt:
the grandparents, the aunties,
de grootouders, de tantes,
that make our human social networks.
die onze sociale netwerken vormen.
simple solutions and simple slogans,
en simpele slogans achter ons te laten,
into that nuance very early,
with a journalist
breastfeed her baby?"
haar baby borstvoeding geven?"
that brought me up short,
deed mijn gedachten stokken,
what she should do with her body.
wat ze met haar lichaam moet doen.
is food, medicine and signal.
voedsel, medicijn en signaal is.
blocks for their bodies,
voor hun lichamen,
the infant's intestinal tract.
that help fight pathogens
die ziekteverwekkers tegengaan
that signal to the infant's body.
die signalen naar het kinderlijf sturen.
something in plain sight.
over het hoofd.
homogenized, pasteurized,
homogeen, gepasteuriseerd,
flavored and formulated.
op smaak gebracht en geformuleerd.
van menselijke goedheid los
and biomedical research.
en het biomedisch onderzoek.
to search that database,
in die database zoeken
articles about pregnancy,
artikelen over zwangerschap,
breast milk and lactation.
en borstvoeding.
just investigating breast milk,
over moedermelk bekijken,
about coffee, wine and tomatoes.
over koffie, wijn en tomaten.
about erectile dysfunction.
over erectiestoornissen.
niet belangrijk zijn --
know about those things --
we moeten alles onderzoeken.
we should know about everything.
die een jong zoogdier gaat consumeren --
is adapted to consume --
have at least one child in her lifetime.
ten minste één kind in hun leven.
babies are born each year.
bijna 130 miljoen baby's worden geboren.
deserve our best science.
verdienen onze beste wetenschap.
that milk doesn't just grow the body,
dat melk niet alleen het lichaam voedt,
and shapes neurodevelopment.
en hersenontwikkeling vormt.
and baby saliva --
en babyspeeksel --
that produces hydrogen peroxide
die waterstofperoxide produceert,
that the biological recipe of milk
dat het biologische recept voor melk
for sons or daughters.
voor zonen of voor dochters.
in the neonatal intensive care unit,
op de neonatale intensive care,
and daughters may grow at different rates,
niet even snel hoeven te groeien,
intend to breastfeed,
is van plan om borstvoeding te geven,
their breastfeeding goals.
hun borstvoedingsdoel niet.
like obesity, endocrine disorders,
zoals overgewicht, hormoonstoornissen,
biology of lactation.
biologie van borstvoeding aantasten.
knowledgeable clinical support.
deskundige klinische ondersteuning.
and UNICEF established criteria
en UNICEF richtlijnen geschreven
considered baby friendly --
of support for mother-infant bonding
voor de hechting tussen moeder en kind
in the United States
in de Verenigde Staten
with many problems
veel problemen ondervinden
and weeks of lactation.
en weken van borstvoeding.
with establishing latch,
knowledgeable clinical staff
deskundig medisch personeel
grappling with these struggles,
als ze hiermee worstelen,
to naturally be able to do.
is evolutionarily ancient
evolutionair gezien oeroud is,
of dat we het meteen kunnen.
or that we're instantly good at it.
is evolutionarily ancient?
to start out being good at it.
dat we er meteen goed in zijn.
quality equitable care
gelijkwaardige kwaliteitszorg bieden
lactation and breastfeeding.
van lactatie en borstvoeding.
that continuing education,
aan te kunnen bieden,
in baanbrekend onderzoek
to cutting-edge research
and the social sciences,
als de sociale wetenschappen,
en onbewuste vooroordelen
a new mother and her clinician.
en haar arts zitten.
is not intersectional,
niet breed gedragen wordt,
do not provide paid parental leave,
geen betaald moederschapsverlof aanbieden,
as just a few days after giving birth.
na de geboorte terug zijn.
mother and infant health
van moeder en kind verbeteren
about breast milk to moms
informeren over borstvoeding
the institutional support
that mother-infant bonding
en kind makkelijker maakt
and collective bargaining units,
werkverschaffers en vakbonden,
in the public health of our community,
bij onze volksgezondheid
to play in achieving it.
of improving human health.
van het verbeteren van onze gezondheid.
early or sick or injured,
vroeggeboren of ziek of gewond is,
can be critically important.
bestanddelen van kritiek belang zijn.
high risk of infectious disease,
op besmettelijke ziekten
ongelooflijk beschermend zijn.
like storms and earthquakes,
zoals stormen en aardbevingen,
fed and hydrated.
gevoed en gehydrateerd houden.
from the biggest global challenges.
tegen de grootste wereldproblemen.
is not just about messaging to mothers
gaat niet alleen over moeders voorlichten,
what is important in breast milk
wat er in borstvoeding zit,
breastfeed for whatever reason.
borstvoeding geven, waarom dan ook.
of moms raising their babies
die hun baby's opvoeden
social and economic equality,
en economische gelijkheid,
core aspect of womanhood,
of what makes women awesome.
die vrouwen geweldig maakt.
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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