Meet the experts behind ParentMed
The ParentMed team brings more than 50 years of paediatric experience across the NHS, with a deep understanding of the health questions and cultural realities South Asian and Indian families face. We are practising NHS Consultant Paediatricians who have spent their careers treating children from diverse communities.
Clinical Lead, Special Care Baby Unit
Dr Clare Hollingsworth
BM (Hons), MRCPCH, PGCert Child Health
Clare leads the Special Care Baby Unit at her NHS hospital and specialises in the neurodevelopmental follow-up of premature and vulnerable babies alongside paediatric critical care. She brings a level of clinical depth that only comes from years at the most demanding end of newborn medicine, combined with a personal understanding of early parenthood that makes her one of the most empathetic teachers on the team. Clare's work with premature and vulnerable babies across diverse communities gives her a rare understanding of how newborn care needs shift across different environments and health systems.
General Paediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care
Dr Munisha Balain
MBBS, MRCPCH, PGDip Child Health
Munisha has spent her career across the full range of paediatric medicine, from neonatal intensive care to general paediatrics in hospitals across the UK. She is known for her ability to make complex clinical situations feel manageable. Her teaching philosophy is straightforward: when parents understand what is happening and why, they make better decisions for their baby. Having worked closely with South Asian families throughout her NHS career, Munisha understands the cultural context Indian parents navigate, from joint family feeding opinions to health concerns shaped by Indian climates and diets.
Specialist in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine
Dr Will Verling
MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCPCH, PGCert (All)
Will has practised across the UK and Australia with a focus on paediatric respiratory medicine. Breathing concerns are among the most common and most frightening questions new parents face, and Will has spent his career becoming one of the most experienced doctors in the NHS at answering them. He built the Take a Deep Breath course so parents have a clear, clinical answer before they ever need one. Respiratory concerns look different in high-pollution cities and humid climates. Will built this course knowing that the breathing questions Indian parents face are not always the same ones answered in Western parenting books.
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