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  • Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

    Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

    Parents 1st Essex talks to Dolly, a Perinatal Mental Health Midwife at Basildon Hospital about how peer support has complemented the midwifery service and support for expectant Mums in her care. Read more

  • Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

    Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

    Julie talks to Parents 1st Essex about her experience of attending our Fit-for-Mums exercise classes during and after her pregnancy. Read more

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Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

Parents 1st Essex talks to Dolly, a Perinatal Mental Health Midwife at Basildon Hospital about how peer support has complemented the midwifery service and support for expectant Mums in her care. Read more

Published: 22nd February, 2021

Author: Ashton Josephs

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Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

Julie talks to Parents 1st Essex about her experience of attending our Fit-for-Mums exercise classes during and after her pregnancy. Read more

Published: 25th January, 2021

Author: Ashton Josephs

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Exciting News from Best Beginnings

Exciting News from Best Beginnings

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Published: 7th September, 2020

Author: Ashton Josephs

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Volunteers Week 2020

For #VolunteersWeek 2020 we've put together a short message to let all our volunteers know just how important they are to us and to the parents in our community. Read more

Published: 1st June, 2020

Author: Nicole Ranaweera

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Pregnancy Pals go live with new online support group!

We are offering friendly, informal and free online group sessions to all pregnant mums living in the Basildon, Billericay, Wickford, Thurrock or Castlepoint areas of Essex. Read more

Published: 23rd April, 2020

Updated: 3rd July, 2020

Author: Nicole Ranaweera

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Parents 1st UK launch new community website

Anyone and everyone can find out more about developing a perinatal volunteer peer support initiative and the benefits it provides, access guidance and download FREE tools to get a new initiative up and running or develop an existing one. Read more

Published: 23rd April, 2020

Author: Nicole Ranaweera

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Win big and support Parents 1st with The Essex Lottery!

Play The Essex Lottery and help to support families in your local community by raising funds for Parents 1st Read more

Published: 29th August, 2019

Author: Nicole Ranaweera

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New rooms for hire!

Room hire now available at the Parents1st offices in Laindon, Basildon, Essex. Our meeting rooms are available both weekdays and weekends, at various rates to commercial/ business organisations and not-for-profit organisations, community and voluntary groups. Read more

Published: 25th July, 2019

Author: Nicole Ranaweera

Location: Southfields Business Park, Laindon, Essex, SS15 6SD

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Wrisk project survey for pregnant mums

We have received a request to ask pregnant mums to participate in the Wrisk project survey. Read more

Published: 19th June, 2019

Author: Julie Clark

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VIG success

Congratulations to Terina and Celia on reaching milestones in their VIG training. Read more

Published: 28th March, 2019

Author: Julie Clark

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Bump, birth and beyond - BBC 4 Women's hour

Woman’s Hour has been following three dads, whose partners gave birth a year ago, for their series Bump, birth and beyond. Read more

Published: 12th March, 2019

Updated: 23rd April, 2019

Author: Julie Clark

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Building Baby's Minds event

Faye, Chantelle, Terina & Jo presented at the AVIG UK Building Baby's Minds event hosted by the NSPCC. Read more

Published: 28th November, 2018

Updated: 23rd April, 2019

Author: Julie Clark

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Peer supporter on-going training

Our Peer Support volunteers thoroughly enjoyed their recent monthly training session. Read more

Published: 6th November, 2018

Author: Julie Clark

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Charity fun walk

The sun was shining for Annette and Merrill as they represented the Parents 1st charity at the John Baron fun walk on Sunday 2nd September. Read more

Published: 5th September, 2018

Updated: 31st October, 2018

Author: Julie Clark

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  • Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

    Peer Support Complements Midwifery Service

    Parents 1st Essex talks to Dolly, a Perinatal Mental Health Midwife at Basildon Hospital about how peer support has complemented the midwifery service and support for expectant Mums in her care.

  • Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

    Fit-for-Mums Classes Have Benefitted Mums Like Julie

    Julie talks to Parents 1st Essex about her experience of attending our Fit-for-Mums exercise classes during and after her pregnancy.

  • Fit for Mums Online! 6 Week Postnatal Programme Wednesdays March 2021

    Fit for Mums Online! 6 Week Postnatal Programme Wednesdays March 2021

    A FREE, fun and friendly 6 week online progressive exercise programme for Basildon, Thurrock and Castlepoint mums, to help them feel fit and healthy after giving birth.

  • Fit for Mums-to-be Online! 6 Week Antenatal Programme March 2021

    Fit for Mums-to-be Online! 6 Week Antenatal Programme March 2021

    A FREE, fun and friendly 6 week online exercise programme for Basildon, Thurrock and Castlepoint mums-to-be, to help them feel fit and healthy during pregnancy.

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  • What we offer and where

    What we offer and where

    We offer a range of friendly and free activities during pregnancy, birth and after the birth.

  • Fit 4 mums-to-be

    Fit 4 mums-to-be

    Fun, friendly and really helpful if you are feeling anxious, suffering from back pain or are overweight.

  • Where we work

    We strive to ensure that high quality peer support is delivered during pregnancy, birth and beyond. We achieve this by delivering services both locally (South and mid Essex) and nationally.

  • Why we exist

    We specialise in effective volunteering and peer support during the key life change of pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent.

  • How to get involved?

    How to get involved?

    Do you want to make the difference of a lifetime?

  • Why get involved?

    Why get involved?

    Do you want to make the difference of a lifetime?

  • How do volunteers benefit?

    How do volunteers benefit?

    Volunteers frequently describe their volunteering experience as “life changing".

  • History

    History

    We have over 25 years’ award winning expertise in designing, developing, implementing and evaluating high quality early years volunteering.

  • Research and evaluation

    An extensive evidence base and practice experience underpins our peer support model.

  • Once in a lifetime videos (VIG)

    Once in a lifetime videos (VIG)

    'Once in a lifetime' videoing helps you to capture precious moments during pregnancy and after your baby is born.

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