The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc (Congress) has for over 30 years established itself as a voice for the Aboriginal people in Central Australia and today continues to promote a broad approach to improving Aboriginal health. The basic inspiration for Congress remains: Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands.

The ANFPP is located in the Jock Nelson Centre, 16 Hartley Street Alice Springs. It is part of Congress Alukura which is a women’s health and birthing centre dedicated to the provision of culturally appropriate antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and women’s health care through its midwifery led Maternity Service and Women’s Health Clinic.

The Congress ANFPP seeks to address the health differentials between Aboriginal and non Aboriginal people in the Alice Springs area by halving the infant mortality rate and reducing the adolescent death rate. The program has positive short and long term outcomes for improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of young, low-income parents and their children.

Entry to the Congress ANFPP is offered to women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant with an Aboriginal child. They must be living within 100 kilometres of Alice Springs and intend to live in the area for the majority of their antenatal care and after the child is born.

For further information about Congress and the ANFPP please visit the Congress website or call (08) 8958 4850.