The Priscilla Project works to achieve healthy birth outcomes by empowering socially isolated, at-risk women as they go through the process of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. Volunteer mentors, community health workers, and on-staff doulas work with mothers-to-be to reach a healthy birth weight for their babies (5.5 lbs or larger), have a full-term pregnancy, and encourage breastfeeding.

Women in the program receive education in their own language and develop a birth plan with a doula. Doulas are able to advocate for clients based on their individual wishes. Priscilla Project clients also attend mentor/mentee events, where they learn about other services available to them in Buffalo.

Services provided by the Priscilla Project

• Assessment by a community health worker
• Education on prenatal nutrition and baby care, doula services, and birth plan development in native language
• Referrals to donations centers for clothing and baby supplies
• Social outings and support events
• Opportunity to be matched with a volunteer mentor
• In-house interpretation services
• One-on-one breastfeeding support and breastfeeding support groups
• Perinatal and postpartum depression screening

Virtual Breastfeeding support group

Anyone is welcome to attend Breastfeeding support group on any day, but language support is available for specific languages at the days/times listed below. If a woman would like support from the Breastfeeding support group and speaks a language not listed below, additional language support can be arranged.

Breastfeeding support group is held on Zoom at the following times:

Thursdays:
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Burmese