The Sussex WEPP programme provides you with exercise videos and useful resources to refer to during pregnancy and beyond.
Visit Sussex WEPP For NHS TrustsWEPP was created by Andrea and Bella, two experienced Pelvic Health Physiotherapists with a shared passion for supporting maternal health through exercise and wellbeing. Together with Maz, WEPP's Technical Lead, they have combined clinical expertise with creative energy and shaped WEPP into a trusted, evidence-based, pregnancy and postnatal resource.
Founder and WEPP Lead, Andrea qualified as a physiotherapist in 2004 and trained as a pregnancy yoga teacher in 2011. Andrea started her Pelvic Health Physiotherapy career in London and worked at a number of acute London hospital Trusts before moving to Worthing in 2015. Since then she has been working as a Team Lead for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust and more recently for Sussex MSK Health. Andrea is also a UKPHR registered Public Health Practitioner and is passionate about health promotion within maternity.
Bella is WEPP's co-founder and Creative Director. She qualified as a physiotherapist in 2004 and has specialised in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy since 2008. Bella is also the Professional Lead for the Perinatal Pelvic Health Service - Sussex LMNS and Service Lead for the Sussex MSK Health Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Team. Bella has a special interest in perineal tears in childbirth and was instrumental in setting up the multidisciplinary perineal tears clinic based at UHSussex Hospitals in 2024.
Maz serves as WEPP's Technical Lead, bringing over 25 years of experience in the digital industry. Her background includes roles at digital and advertising agencies, large corporations and a digital innovation accelerator.
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