Children's Ground

Arntarnte arelhetyeke ampe-arle atnyenetyenheke (Looking after yourself, preparing for baby) is an integrated and holistic First Nations Cultural and Western child, maternal and family health project.Over a 3-year period, this project will deliver a unique culturally responsive Maternal & Child Health (MCH) program that uplifts Firsts Nations MCH knowledge and practice with Western leading practice. Placed based (delivered in and with community), targeted and universal MCH will support antenatal and postnatal health and wellbeing, including; maternal health behaviours, antenatal checks, social/emotional wellbeing and safety during pregnancy; infant and maternal health, nutrition, access to healthy kids checks, social/emotional wellbeing and child developmental milestones (Cultural & Western). As a whole of community approach, this project will contribute to our goal of universal access with our benchmark to support over 75% of children in communities aged 0-2 years and their families.

Old and New: Bringing together the best of cultural and western maternal and child health knowledge, will see a project manager work with existing Children's Ground First Nations staff and families over two years to develop ten culturally safe and relevant health, wellbeing and child development resources aimed at mothers, fathers, children and whole families - prenatally, postnatally, and from infancy to two years old.