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Imelda peer reply: One main challenge Imelda mentions that likely contributes to risk factors that pull the ‘development seesaw’ lower to the ground for the baby’s well-being is the ability to get to the houses to do post-partum visits for those who just gave birth to their child. She mentions how difficult it is to navigate around the neighborhood due to her unfamiliarity with the area, making it easy for them to become lost. In a figurative sense, a seesaw implies a back-and-forth movement, and when applied to development, it suggest challenges or factors that create an uneven or unstable environment for a child’s growth and well-being. Some of the other challenges that Imelda mentioned include socioeconomic factors, access to education and healthcare, family dynamics, or other environmental influences. One intervention Imelda mentions that likely contributes resilience factors that raise the ‘developmental seesaw’ higher to the sky for the baby’s future well-being in her community is to use her skills in her ACAM organization to help those who are in need and provide care for the women and their babies to maintain their safety and health.