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Job Opportunities

Join our Parent Panel

Are you a parent or about to become one? Do you want to pay it forward and help other families by contributing your time to our Baby Buddy app? Read more here about our Parent Panel and how it helps us shape our support for families to give each child in the UK the best start in life.

To register your interest in joining the Parent Panel, please fill out this form and we will be in touch.

Volunteering

If you're interested in volunteering with us, find out more and apply here.

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Baby Buddy app

The free multi-award winning app for parents and parents-to-be endorsed by the Department of Health and other leading health organisations in the UK.
Experiences of LGBTQ+ mums and non-binary parents

Evidence suggests that more openly LGBTQ+ people are having children each year, yet little is known about their needs or experiences. This research project used funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation, in partnership with LGBT Mummies and the University of Huddersfield, to find out more about the needs of LGBTQ+ women and non-binary parents who had babies in the last two years.
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Impact Lead

The Impact Lead will focus on developing Best Beginnings’ frameworks for monitoring and evaluating our national and international work ensuring that learning continues to be captured in ways that can be shared and used for effective advocacy and influencing. The successful candidate will also play a pivotal role influencing policy and its implementation within the maternity, early years, digital health and public health context.

Our Team

The Best Beginnings family is made up of people from all life stages and walks of life. Our work depends on a team of people from all sorts of backgrounds who share our vision of giving every child the best start in life. Learn more here.
Board of Trustees

The Best Beginnings Board of Trustees is made up of experts who share our vision of supporting parents and parents-to-be so each child can have the best start in life. Learn more here.
Patrons and ambassadors

Best Beginnings charity is privileged to have such a strong group of supporters backing us up on working on giving each child in the UK the best start in life.
Editorial Board

Our Editorial Board consists of representatives of key health organisations in the UK. The aim of the editorial board is to review, comment and approve new content and updated content for Baby Buddy app to ensure that parents and parents-to-be receive trusted information and support. Learn more here.
Interns and Volunteers

Volunteering your time and skills is a great way to support our mission while learning new skills and gaining experience. Learn more here how you can volunteer or intern at Best Beginnings using digital technology to support parents so each child can have the best start in life.

Baby Buddy app
Breastfeeding Videos

Your guide to breastfeeding and how to do it successfully.
If my baby's hungry after a breastfeed does it mean I haven't got enough milk?

A lot of parents worry that their baby may not be getting enough milk. But as long as your baby is weeing and pooing often, and gaining weight, then you don't need to worry. Learn more here.
From Bump to Breastfeeding

From Bump to Breastfeeding is a project to support women with breastfeeding. It includes a set of films following the journey of mums who decide to breastfeed their babies to provide support and information for parents. Learn more here.
5. Graphic of a baby attaching on the breast
Out of the Blue

Mental health resources to support parents who may experience a wide range of emotional problems: from generalised low mood and anxiety to severe depression and postpartum psychosis. Best Beginnings' participation in the Heads Together campaign, spearheaded by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network

Working to improve outcomes for teenage parents and their children by developing maternity services to meet their needs. Learn more about the National Teenage Pregnancy Midwifery Network here.
Small Wonders

Supporting you when your baby is sick or premature. Small wonders project include 12 bite-size films following families and their journey in neo-natal units. Learn more here.
Out of the Blue Films Launched

23rd March 2017 marked the launch of Best Beginnings' Maternal Mental Health films, with a moving speech from HRH The Duchess of Cambridge and conversations between our parent contributors
Our Vision

Through supporting all parents, co-parents and caregivers to give their children the best beginning in life, we will help the whole of society now and for the future.