Katie Hinde: What we don't know about mother's milk
Katie Hinde: Lo que no sabemos sobre la leche materna
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?
la lactancia es gratis?
women's time and energy.
el tiempo y la energía de las mujeres.
how much time and energy it takes
cuánto tiempo y energía requiere
little cannibal.
y pequeño caníbal.
en busca de leche.
Lactancia Comparativa,
de la leche materna
to support mothers and babies.
para apoyar a madres y bebés.
who loves mothers and babies:
aman a las madres y a los bebés:
the grandparents, the aunties,
los abuelos, las tías,
that make our human social networks.
nuestras redes sociales humanas.
simple solutions and simple slogans,
soluciones y los lemas simples,
into that nuance very early,
esos matices desde muy temprano,
with a journalist
con una periodista
breastfeed her baby?"
amamantar a su bebé?"
that brought me up short,
la que me dejó pasmada,
what she should do with her body.
qué debería hacer con su cuerpo.
is food, medicine and signal.
medicina y comunicación.
necesarios para sus cuerpos,
blocks for their bodies,
alimenta los microbios
intestinal del lactante.
the infant's intestinal tract.
a la potencia de billones.
that help fight pathogens
que ayudan a combatir los patógenos
that signal to the infant's body.
que comunican al cuerpo del bebé.
something in plain sight.
homogenized, pasteurized,
homogeneizada, pasteurizada,
flavored and formulated.
aromatizada y de fórmula.
en otro lugar.
and biomedical research.
y la investigación biomédica.
to search that database,
para buscar esa base de datos
articles about pregnancy,
de artículos sobre el embarazo,
breast milk and lactation.
leche materna y lactancia.
just investigating breast milk,
que investigan la leche materna,
about coffee, wine and tomatoes.
sobre café, vino y tomates.
about erectile dysfunction.
sobre la disfunción eréctil.
know about those things --
saber sobre esas cosas...
we should know about everything.
deberíamos saber sobre todo.
is adapted to consume --
está adaptado para consumir,
have at least one child in her lifetime.
tiene al menos un hijo en la vida.
babies are born each year.
de bebés cada año.
deserve our best science.
merecen nuestra mejor ciencia.
that milk doesn't just grow the body,
la leche no solo desarrolla el cuerpo,
and shapes neurodevelopment.
y modela el neurodesarrollo.
and baby saliva --
y saliva del bebé
that produces hydrogen peroxide
que genera peróxido de hidrógeno
y la salmonella.
y otras especies de mamíferos,
that the biological recipe of milk
que la receta biológica de la leche
for sons or daughters.
para hijos o hijas.
unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales,
in the neonatal intensive care unit,
and daughters may grow at different rates,
pueden crecer a diferentes ritmos,
intend to breastfeed,
quieren amamantar,
their breastfeeding goals.
sus metas de lactancia materna.
like obesity, endocrine disorders,
como obesidad, trastornos endocrinos,
biology of lactation.
de la lactancia.
knowledgeable clinical support.
apoyo clínico bien informado.
and UNICEF established criteria
y UNICEF establecieron criterios
considered baby friendly --
como favorables a los bebés,
of support for mother-infant bonding
de apoyo para el vínculo madre-hijo
in the United States
with many problems
muchos problemas
and weeks of lactation.
y semanas de lactancia.
with establishing latch,
con la posición de lactancia,
de producción de la leche.
knowledgeable clinical staff
personal clínico bien informado
grappling with these struggles,
atraviesen estas dificultades,
to naturally be able to do.
debería poder hacerlo.
is evolutionarily ancient
sea evolutivamente ancestral
instantáneamente buenos en ello.
or that we're instantly good at it.
is evolutionarily ancient?
evolutivamente ancestral?
to start out being good at it.
siendo buenos en ello.
quality equitable care
cuidado equitativo y de calidad
lactation and breastfeeding.
la lactancia materna.
that continuing education,
to cutting-edge research
a la investigación de vanguardia
and the social sciences,
como en ciencias sociales,
y los sesgos implícitos
a new mother and her clinician.
una madre primeriza y su médico.
is not intersectional,
no es intersectorial,
do not provide paid parental leave,
licencia por maternidad remunerada,
as just a few days after giving birth.
unos días después de dar a luz.
mother and infant health
la salud materno infantil
about breast milk to moms
sobre la leche materna
the institutional support
that mother-infant bonding
and collective bargaining units,
y gremios de negociación colectiva,
in the public health of our community,
salud pública de nuestra comunidad,
to play in achieving it.
un papel para lograrlo.
of improving human health.
para mejorar la salud humana.
early or sick or injured,
prematuros o enfermos o heridos,
can be critically important.
de la leche pueden ser vitales.
high risk of infectious disease,
de enfermedades infecciosas,
increíblemente protectora.
like storms and earthquakes,
como tormentas y terremotos,
fed and hydrated.
a los bebés alimentados e hidratados.
de las zonas de guerra,
from the biggest global challenges.
los bebés los mayores desafíos mundiales.
is not just about messaging to mothers
no es solo dar mensajes a las madres
what is important in breast milk
lo importante en la leche materna
breastfeed for whatever reason.
o no amamantan por alguna razón.
of moms raising their babies
mamás que crían a sus bebés
social and economic equality,
social y económica,
core aspect of womanhood,
nuclear de la condición de mujer,
of what makes women awesome.
en potencia hacen geniales a las mujeres.
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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