Members in Parents 1st

Pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent is a life changing experience. A happy and responsive parent means a baby’s development will flourish. Every parent deserves support and every baby deserves the best possible start in life. Peer support h ... Read more

I am the Programme Manager for Thurrock and South Essex promoting the Pregnancy Pals and Birth Buddies exisiting programme to all expectant parents in Thurrock and South Essex.  I am a Mum to two children and have experienced times when I would ... Read more

I joined the Parents 1st team in 2019, at the beginning of the Parents 1st UK journey. With a background of marketing, media and education this was an exciting opportunity to be a part of something from the start that could really make a difference.  ... Read more

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Hi,     I'm Stacey and ive just taken on the role of peer support worker in the East Thurrock locality. I'm a mother of 2 children and would have greatly beneifited from peer support in those early challenging times.  My role is to  ... Read more

I'm Laura and I am a Perintal Peer Support Link Worker for the Peer to Parent network. I cover the Harlow and West Essex area. My role is to support families who are curerently expecting or have babies up to the age of 1 years old. I can provide peer ... Read more

Hi, I'm Nicola. I'm a Peer Support worker in the Thurrock West locality (Aveley, Ockendon Purfleet area) My role is to support families through pregnancy and beyond with their emotional wellbeing and practical support. I am Mum to two Children and ... Read more

I joined Parents 1st in January 2024 as a Marketing Assistant, having previously worked in publishing as well as doing social media marketing for a parent and baby group on a voluntary basis. I am also a mum of two girls, and feel passionately that  ... Read more

Hi Im Sarah I started with Parents 1st as a volenteer I enjoyed this role and was rewarded highly by knowing that I was there to support Mums in their pregnancy through to parenthood. I wanted to give more time to Parents 1st and became staff after ... Read more

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

I joined the parents 1st team in December 2022 to set up a new perinatal peer support programme in Jaywick and Tendring, I'm proud to have trained 8 wonderful parents to become Peer support volunteers in their local community. Our volunteers will sup ... Read more

I joined the Parents 1st Pregnancy Pals and Birth Buddies (PPBB) team in March 2024 and am a Peer Support Worker for the Clacton, Jaywick and Tendring areas. I support parents in pregnancy and the early months after birth through individualised 1-2- ... Read more