Parents 1st members

👋 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 Chloe and I'm a Peer Support Link Worker for Mid-Essex, covering areas such as Chelmsford, Braintree and Maldon. I support expectant parents and those with babies up to a year  ... 

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 ... 

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 ... 

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 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  ... 

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 ... 

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 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 fro ... 

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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 ... 

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 ... 

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 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 suppor ... 

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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 Pee ... 

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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 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 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 ... 

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 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 ... 

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 usin ... 

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 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 o ... 

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 f ... 

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