Can a Pregnancy Pal be at the birth?

Pregnancy Pals also offer Birth Buddy support. Click here for more information.

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Me and My Community - Swan Housing

Could you Support Other Parents in your community? Join Parents 1st Essex for 'Me and My Community, a FREE and friendly course this September.
Play Packs to Support Families in Essex

Parents 1st Essex has teamed up with Creative Homes and Tea Dance for Little People to provide their pregnancy/baby play packs to families in Essex
Baby Play Packs to Support Families in Essex

Parents 1st Essex has teamed up with Creative Homes and Tea Dance for Little People to provide their baby play packs to families in Essex
Celebrating Volunteers Week Through Peer Support

We talk to Sarah Kholia, a former peer support volunteer for and now peer support worker for Parents 1st Essex as we celebrate Volunteers Week.

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Fit 4 mums-to-be

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

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

Do you want to make the difference of a lifetime?
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.
Antenatal sessions for mums

Would you like to meet up with other expectant mums in your area? Join our ‘Virtual information sessions for mums: sharing and preparing together’!
For expectant dads

Dads have told us that they would like to meet up with other Dads and would like more information about pregnancy, birth and becoming a parent.
Why get involved?

Do you want to make the difference of a lifetime?
Fit for Mums-to-be Online! 6 Week Antenatal Programme September - October 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.
How do I make a referral?

We welcome referrals of expectant mothers and fathers who live in the following areas: Basildon, Billericay, Wickford, Thurrock and Canvey Island.