We host events and fundraisers in order to raise money towards our mission. See our five main projects:

EightA | Wisconsin Prison Birth Project

Launched in 2025, the Wisconsin Prison Birth Project (WPBP) of the Ostara Initiative supports pregnant and postpartum people in Wisconsin’s correctional system. Led by doulas and advocates with lived experience, the program offers prenatal education, birth and postpartum support, lactation assistance, and parenting groups. Rooted in trauma-informed and culturally responsive care, the WPBP works to uphold dignity, improve health outcomes, and strengthen family bonds for incarcerated parents and their children.

EightA | Oregon Prison Birth Project

The Oregon Prison Birth Project began with a commitment to providing compassionate care for incarcerated pregnant women. Inspired by similar programs and supported by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2535 in 2023, the Oregon Prison Birth Project now brings essential doula services to prisons, ensuring dignity and support during childbirth. Follow @oregonprisonbirthproject on social media to learn more about our work, support our mission, and help amplify the voices of those we serve.

Eight A | Federal Prison Doula Program

In the Constitution of United States of America, the 8th Amendment states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” The goal of project EightA is to explore and create new patterns of thought, policy, and practice pertaining to justice-involved women and their children that are constitutionally-aligned and rooted in human rights-based standards. Several projects are incubated in eightA, including our collaboration with research partners, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Oregon Prison Birth Project, and the Wisconsin Prison Birth Project.

Minnesota Prison Doula Project

The Minnesota Prison Doula Project offers comprehensive pregnancy support from trained doulas and group and individual education and support to justice-involved, pregnant people and parents. The goals are to nurture healthy parent-child relationships, increase parenting confidence and skills, reduce the intergenerational trauma of incarceration, and increase access to opportunities that build health, healing, and change.

Alabama Prison Birth Project

With the mission to improve the health of infants born to incarcerated mothers and strengthen maternal bonds, the APBP team works inside Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women to provide nutritious foods, create a micro-community of birthing women using doula support and education groups, and facilitate access to breast milk for infants born to incarcerated mothers.

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