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I think that there is something beautiful about mortality. It makes our decisions mean more.

Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted.

Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?

We've enshrined the purity, sanctity, value, and importance of bringing children into the world, yet we don't discuss death. There used to be an enshrined period where mourning was a necessary part of going through the process of grieving; death wasn't considered morbid or antisocial. But that's totally gone.

Particularly at the moment, it's an incredibly optimistic thing to bring children into the world.

I was fascinated by mortality. Most people are, even if they don't admit it.

For millions of girls around the world, motherhood comes too early. Those who bear children as adolescents suffer higher maternal mortality and morbidity rates, and their children are more likely to die in infancy.

I believe the only way we'll be able to solve infant mortality - and other huge social problems - is by designing solutions for those with the greatest intent to carry it out.