Resources & Downloads
Explore community education materials about pregnancy, incarceration, reproductive justice, prison birth, and alternatives that keep mothers and babies together.
These resources are intended for public education, organizing, and advocacy. Please share with community members, providers, advocates, and policymakers working to protect pregnant and postpartum people in custody.
Content note:
These materials discuss pregnancy, incarceration, shackling/restraints, birth trauma, family separation, medical neglect, and newborn separation.
Community Zine: Do People Give Birth in Prison?
Explore a community-created zine about pregnancy and birth during incarceration, reproductive justice, Oregon’s anti-shackling law, and the growing movement to strengthen protections for pregnant and postpartum people in custody.
Ostara Mother Baby House Brochure
Discover how the Ostara Initiative is reimagining justice through a humane alternative to incarceration—one that supports accountability and safety while protecting healing, dignity, and the vital bond between mothers and babies.
Entry Points to the System
See how pregnant and postpartum people can become entangled in overlapping systems—from jails, prisons, probation, and parole to hospitals, foster care, behavioral health services, poverty, and reentry without adequate support.
We are grateful to the Oregon Prison Birth Project, part of the Ostara Initiative, for allowing us to share these resources and for its continued work to protect pregnant people, parents, babies, and families impacted by incarceration. Please visit their site to learn more and donate to ensure this important work continues.