Parents 1st members

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Hi, I'm Kirstie, I live in the heart of the English countryside between Ongar, Chelmsford, and Brentwood in Essex. I share my home with my husband, our children, and some lively p ... 

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  ... 

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 Pee ... 

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 le ... 

Hello, I work as a People Participation Co-ordinator across our Perinatal Services within NSFT (Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust). I love to network and learn about local reso ... 

I am a qualified Early Years Teacher and assessor in Early Years/SEN education and development. I am a self-motivated individual qualified with a great deal of valuable experience  ... 

My name is Iain Ledgerwood, and I am the Partner Peer Support Worker (PPSW) working with the Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) team in Gloucestershire.  My role is to support Dad ... 

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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 em ... 

We offer smoke free support to women and household members throughout their pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postnatally.  We offer up to date information about smoking in pregnan ... 

Mindful Mums and Being Dad are two award-winning, free wellbeing groups that help pregnant women and new parents look after their mental and emotional wellbeing during pregnancy an ... 

Hi! I'm Keri, I have been with parents first since 2022 as a perinatal peer support link worker, covering Basildon and Chelmsford for the peer to parent network. i am a mum of 3 a ... 

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Hi,    I am a peer support worker at Light support. We offer pre and postnatal peer support via groups and one to one support from pregnancy upto baby being 2 years old ... 

I'm researching how peer support services for parents can be delivered digitally. This includes online support groups via video calls, social media groups, web chat, forums and mor ... 

👋 I'm Tara, I have been volunteering with parents 1st since cohort 8 many years ago, absolutely love the dedication and support given by each member to not only the mums and dad ... 

I'm Kirsty. I Joined Parents 1st in 2022 as part of the Pan Essex project and the peer to parent network. I was a peer support link worker for 3 years and I covered the North East  ... 

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.&nbs ... 

Hi  I'm Laura and I manage the Young Parents 1st Service. My role is to support young families age 20 and under who are pregnant or have a child under the age of 2 that may b ... 

I currently lead an infant mental health service called Wee Minds Matter, in Glasgow and Clyde NHS. We have set up the service over the past year and in the autumn I will be return ... 

I have 20 years working with children in the early years, some of this has been in Hong Kong. I am looking for work in a different field where I can support families in my local ar ... 

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Bright Futures is a registered charity (Charity Number: 1157578) supporting young mums across South Tyneside. The support available is either 1:1 or in a group setting depending o ... 

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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  ... 

I am a mother of three children with over 25 years experience of working in Early Years and Social Care. Over the last 16 months I have been dedicated to the development of my work ... 

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I work with the Camden Baby Feeding Team for CNWL NHS Foundation Trust. I am researching the effect of infant feeding peer support on perinatal mental health. ... 

I work for Tiny Lives Trust an independant charity who support families who have a baby in the neonatal unit at the RVI in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is a level 3 unit and the regio ...