Members in Parents 1st

👋 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 dads but to the volunteers too ! I have 3 adult children and 3 grand ... Read more

I'm Chloe and am a Peer Support Linker Worker for Mid-Essex, covering areas such as Chelmsford, Braintree and Maldon. I support expectant parents and those with babies up to a year old. I'm a mum of 2 boys and understand how beneficial peer support c ... 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 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 in teaching, management, and leadership skills. I have more than 10 y ... Read more

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 Dads and non-birthing partners involved in supporting women struggling wi ... 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

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

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'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

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 and their baby’s first year. Since the service began in 2016, we  ... Read more

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

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Hi Everyone, Just to let you all know that I have changed my job role, but still do a bit of voluntary as a Dads Peer Support Facilitator on a voluntary basis once a week. My new role as a Parent Supporter is supporting parents that have had childr ... Read more

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 pregnancy and can offer FREE Nicotine Replacement Products, Vapes and behavio ... Read more

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. We cover yorkshire, rotherham and doncaster.  ... Read more

I have been volunteering with Parent's 1st as a peer supporter since 2019. I've found my role to be extremely rewarding - for both, me, and the parents who have utilised the support Parents 1st offers. 

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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

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Recently moved back to the U.K. with my 3 young children from living in Thailand for 23 years looking to meet new people here to have fun and share experiences.

Hi  I'm Laura, a peer support link worker for the peer to parent networking covering Basildon. My role is to support families who are pregnant or have babies up to 1 year old that may be struggling with things such as emotional wellbeing or soc ... 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

Im Kirsty, i Joined Parents 1st in 2022 as part of the Pan Essex project and the peer to parent network. i am a peer support link worker, working with parents who are pregnant and those with babies under a year old. I cover the North East Essex area. ... Read more

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 returning to work in a perinatal service in South West Yorkshire as a Parent ... Read more

Hi  I work for a national charity Thrive at Five and lead the first pathfinder  in Stoke on Trent. We are working in areas where outcomes at five are varied and are using collective impact approaches to consider delivering differently and  ... 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

I am a pediatric RD with 10+ years of experience working with parents on starting solids/weaning and feeding problems in children. 

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 on the needs of the young woman.  The service is available until t ... Read more

Hi everyone, I'm Nicole CEO of B3-Bumps Birth and Belonging CIC. We are A grassroots organisation based in Thurrock who provide support for Black, African and Caribbean women and families in the perinatal period. Our focus is on improving the overal ... 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