05/11/2022I approach development through the lens of global health. It’s personal for me. Twelve years ago, I was living in Uganda when I became pregnant with my first son. About six months into the pregnancy, I woke up with a swollen body, stabbing pains in my abdomen and a searing headache. At the local clinic, I was diagnosed with preeclampsia, the number-one killer of mothers and children worldwide, responsible for eight percent of all maternal and neonatal deaths. My husband was travelling for work, and I had no opportunity to obtain the life-saving medications or blood transfusions I needed. So I reached out for help and started thinking about every resource and network available to me. I called my sister in Maryland, who is a doctor. I called my parents and asked them to get me a plane ticket so I could get to a city and get stabilized. Fortunately, my networks and resources came through, and I got treatment. My son was born weighing just four pounds. We needed those life-saving resources. We both had a long recovery — but we recovered. The medical resources I received, my ability to make choices about what I did with these resources and the connections I made all helped to save our lives. I recovered fully and was blessed to give birth to two more children.Scott Craig 1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...