Following her birth experience Helen Brew, together with Christine Cole Catley, went on to found the very first Parents Centre in Wellington in 1952.

The article prompted a flood of supportive letters to the newspaper and Parents Centre sponsored a meeting which drew 150 people.

Over the years which have followed there have been many achievements by Parents Centre; baby's ‘rooming in’ with mothers after birth; sick children in hospital having their parents stay with them; the removal of salt and sugar from baby food; the establishment of childbirth education classes and the rights of women to form their own birth plans.

The organisation continues to work for parents and children of New Zealand, including most recently tackling issues around the repeal of Section 59 of the Crimes Act, spearheading the Flexible Working Conditions bill and Corrections breastfeeding of babies in prison bill, tackling the sensitive issues around child poverty and poor health and running parenting programmes in 19 of the country's prisons.

On 22 November 2024, the Parents Centre announced that it would close by the end of the year, citing financial difficulties and rising operating costs.