Members in Parents 1st

We support parents and babies using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) and Baby Bonding Groups

Paula joined Parents 1st as CEO in August 2024, following the announcement of our founder’s (Celia Suppiah) retirement. Paula brings over a decade of executive and senior leadership experience, with a proven track record in strategy developmen ... Read more

Sensory Help Now is a supportive online community of parents and carers with sensory integration qualified therapists on hand to answer your queries and concerns. We've also got a suite of short videos and downloads teaching you tips and activities ( ... Read more

I am an art therapist and Director of The Collective Arts Group CIC, a non-profit social enterprise committed to enhancing the mental health and well-being of women, families, and communities.  In this capacity, I lead The Creative Wellbeing Pr ... Read more

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The Hearts and Minds Partnership is a collective of three perinatal mental health charities: Acacia - The Midlands, Bluebell Care - South West and Smile Group - North West. We’re not a membership organisation, but a thriving community of grass ... Read more

MuM-PreDiCT is a group of 8 UK universities. Our aim is to improve care for pregnant women with 2 or more long-term physical / mental health conditions and their families, through research. MuM-PreDiCT is funded by the Medical Research Council and N ... Read more

28 years in 'health & social care' ... and I am a parent. I spent 14 years working in the voluntary sector in service areas where peer support and harnessing the expertise of those with lived experience was growing rapidly and with a very positiv ... Read more

For Baby’s Sake is an innovative, therapeutic, trauma informed, programme working with all family members supporting a recovery framework to overcome the devastating effects of domestic abuse, acknowledge & explore unresolved & often co ... Read more

Spoons is a Greater Manchester charity that provides holistic support to families who experience neonatal care.  Wrapping care around the whole family we provide services to ensure families have access to support from admission to the neonatal  ... Read more

My role is to signpost families to our evidence based programs for antenatal classes, register them for Healthy Start Vouchers and towards volunteering opportunities they may be interested in. I am also responsible for guiding the volunteers on our L ... Read more

Family Links vision is for every child and adult to realise their individual potential, enjoy positive relationships and live healthy and fulfilled lives. We deliver training programmes based on the Nurturing Programme that build and sustain emotiona ... Read more

I set up my own Maternal wellbeing group in january 2019 after experiencing Postnatal stress (2nd baby). The sessions focus on peer support and creating a safe space for mothers to get together and share experiences.  The sessions are called Cof ... Read more

Im a 41 year old mother of one.I am 17 weeks pregnant.I had my daughter 20 years ago.I am living with my partner and his mum.We are looking for a place before the baby comes.I am trying to get as much support as possible.I had encephalitis in 2018 an ... Read more

Providing essential baby items to new mums, families and their babies. 

Interested in peer support for vulnerable women in our community.

If you need any help or advice please do not hesitate to email us at [email protected]. Office hours are: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.   Best wishes,   The Parents1st Uk team ... Read more

I have been part of the Parents 1st team for over 10 years and train lots of lovely volunteers to become a pregnancy pal's or birth buddy's. I am also one of the programmes assessors and support volunteers and peer supporters to complete their CASCHE ... Read more

I facilitate events, meetings and workshops - of all shapes and sizes. My experience is primarily in the voluntary and community sector and I work a lot with partnerships, especially those that seek to strike a more equal approach to delivering suppo ... Read more

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the Parents1st UK website, I am your point of contact if you need any assistance with anything relating to this site. Whether: Registering with us needing help with resetting your password downloading documents to assis ... Read more