Below are listed the book reviews that have been published in the AIMS Journal between Vol 15 No 2 and Vol 20 No 2.
These reviews are listed below by book title, author and reviewer.
We hope to add some book reviews from earlier Journals in time.
Book Titles
Authors or Editors
- Abbey, Sharon and O'Reilly, Andrea; Redefining Motherhood: Changing Identities and Patterns reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Abrams, Rebecca; Touching Distance reviewed by Jo Murphy Lawless - available in Vol 21 No 3
- Armstrong, Penny and Feldman, Sheryl; A Midwife's Story reviewed by Beverley Lawrence Beech
- Beech, Beverley A. Lawrence; Am I Allowed? reviewed by Julia Magill-Cuerden
- Beech, Beverley A. Lawrence; Am I Allowed? reviewed by Moira Clark
- Boylan, Peter; The Irish Pregnancy Book reviewed by Beverley Lawrence Beech
- Block Jennifer; Pushed: the painful truth about childbirth and modern maternity care reviewed by Jo Murphy Lawless
- Busby, Sian; The Good Mother reviewed by Jean Robinson
- Cattenach, Lynoa; Teach yourself green parenting reviewed by Gill Boden
- Charpak, Nathalie; Kangaroo Babies, a different way of mothering reviewed by Beverley A Lawrence Beech
- Dahl, Gail J.; Pregnancy and childbirth secrets reviewed by Gill Boden
- Dick-Read, Grantly; Childbirth Without Fear: The principles and practice of natural childbirth reviewed by Elizabeth Cockerell
- Downe, Soo;Normal Childbirth: Evidence and Debate reviewed by Gill Boden
- Dykes, Fiona; Breastfeeding in Hospital - Mothers, Midwives and the Production Line reviewed by Clare Bartos
- Edwards, Nadine Pilley; Birthing Autonomy reviewed by Jean Robinson
- Evans, Jane; Breech Birth - What are my options? reviewed by Joanne Hood
- Feldman, Sheryl and Armstrong, Penny; A Midwife's Story reviewed by Beverley Lawrence Beech
- Frye, Anne; Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice reviewed by Laura Jansson
- Gannon, Maureen; Understanding the needs of your newborn including twins and more reviewed by Moira Clark
- Gaskin, Ina May; Ina May's Guide to Childbirth reviewed by Lizzie Ruffell
- Gaskin, Ina May; Ina May's Guide to Childbirth reviewed by Gina Lowdon
- Greene, Gayle; The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation reviewed by Jean Robinson
- Hawk, Breck; Hey! Who's Having This Baby Anyway? reviewed by Shane Ridley
- Holmes, Linda Janet and Smith, Margaret Charles; Listen To Me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Iqbal, Sabina; Pregnancy and birth - a guide for deaf women reviewed by Penny Davidson
- Jesty, Martha; Real Healing after Caesarean: A victorious recovery from a traumatic birth experience reviewed by Jill Moore
- Kirkham MavisBirth Centres: A Social Model For Maternity Cases reviewed by Elizabeth Key
- Kirkham, Mavis; Informed Choice in Maternity Care reviewed by Jean Robinson
- Kirkham Mavis (editor); Exploring the dirty side of women's health reviewed by Gill Boden - available in Vol 21 No 3
- Kitzinger, Sheila; Birth Crisis reviewed by Rachel Burrows
- Kitzinger, Sheila; The Politics of Birth reviewed by Jo Murphy Lawless
- Klassen, Pamela E.; Blessed Events reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Kroeger, Mary; Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding reviewed by Sarah Stenson
- Lavell-Harvard, D Memee and Lavell, Jeannette Corbiers (editors) Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground reviewed by Gina Lowdon
- Lavell, Jeannette Corbiers and Lavell-Harvard, D Memee (editors) Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground reviewed by Gina Lowdon
- Lesley, Jenny; Birth After Caesarean reviewed by Jane Weaver
- Lone Parent Helpline;Employment Rights: The Guide for Lone Parents reviewed by Beverley Lawrence Beech
- Mclean, Amy; Our Water Baby reviewed by Vicki Williams
- Mahony, Emma; Stand & Deliver reviewed by Teresa Willis
- Mauger, Benig; Songs from the Womb - Healing the Wounded Mother reviewed by Michelle Barnes
- Millinson Family; That Bath's Got No Taps reviewed by Suzanna Nock
- O'Reilly, Andrea and Abbey, Sharon; Redefining Motherhood: Changing Identities and Patterns reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- O'Reilly, Andrea; Rocking the Cradle: Thoughts on Motherhood, Feminism and the Possibility reviewed by Gillian Baxendine
- Overend, Jenni and Vivas, Julie; Hello Baby reviewed by Suzanna Nock
- Pollock, Allyson M ; NHS plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Richens, Yana; Exploring the Experiences of Women of Pakistani Origin in UK Maternity Services reviewed by Jean Robinson
- Savage, Wendy; Birth and Power - A Savage Enquiry revisited reviewed by Shane Ridley - available in Vol 21 No 2
- Schlenzka, Peter F; Safety of Alternative Approaches to Childbirth reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Scully, Diana; Men Who Control Women's Health: The Miseducation of Obstetrician-Gynecologists reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Smith, Margaret Charles and Holmes, Linda Janet; Listen To Me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Stewart, Mary; Pregnancy, Birth and Maternity Care: Feminist Perspectivesreviewed by Jo Murphy-Lawless
- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust; St George's Healthcare NHS Trust Caesarean Leaflet reviewed by Gina Lowdon
- Stockton, Adela; Positive Pain: a guide to emotional well-being throughout pregnancy and birth reviewed by Vicki Williams
- Strong, Thomas; Expecting Trouble: The Myth of Prenatal Care in America reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Thompson, Faye E; Mothers and Midwives: The Ethical Journey reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Torr, James; Is There a Father in the House? reviewed by Elmer Postle
- van Olphen-Fehr, Juliana; Diary of a Midwife: The Power of Positive Childbearing reviewed by Nadine Edwards
- Vernon, David (editor); Men at birth reviewed by Elmer Postle
- Vernon, David (editor); Having a Great Birth in Australia reviewed by Adela Stockton
- Vivas, Julie and Overend, Jenni; Hello Baby reviewed by Suzanna Nock
- Waites, Benna; Breech Birth reviewed by Jane Evans
- Walsh, Denis; Improving Maternity Services reviewed by Avril Nicoll
- Wesson, Nicky; Home Birth - A Practical Guide (4th Edition) reviewed by Shane Ridley
- Wickham, Sara; Midwifery Best Practice: Volume 3 reviewed by Nessa McHugh
Reviewer
- Barnes, Michelle; reviews Songs from the Womb - Healing the Wounded Mother by by Benig Mauger
- Bartos, Clare; reviews Breastfeeding in Hospital - Mothers, Midwives and the Production Line by Fiona Dykes
- Baxendine, Gillian; reviews Rocking the Cradle: Thoughts on Motherhood, Feminism and the Possibility by O'Reilly, Andrea;
- Beech, Beverley Lawrence; reviews A Midwife's Story by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
- Beech, Beverley Lawrence; reviews Employment Rights: The Guide for Lone Parents by Lone Parents Helpline
- Beech, Beverley A Lawrence; reviews Kangaroo Babies, a different way of mothering by Nathalie Charpak
- Beech, Beverley Lawrence ; reviews The Irish Pregnancy Book by Dr Peter Boylan
- Boden, Gill ; reviews Teach yourself green parenting by Lynoa Cattenach
- Boden, Gill ; reviews Pregnancy and childbirth secrets by Gail J. Dahl
- Boden, Gill ; reviews Normal Childbirth: Evidence and Debate by Soo Downe
- Boden, Gill ; reviews Exploring the dirty side of women's health; Editor Mavis Kirkham - available in Vol 21 No 3
- Burrows, Rachel; reviews Birth Crisis by Sheila Kitzinger
- Clark, Moira; Reviews Am I Allowed? by Beverley Lawrence Beech
- Clark, Moira; Reviews Understanding the needs of your newborn including twins and more by Maureen Gannon
- Cockerell, Elizabeth; reviews Childbirth Without Fear: The principles and practice of natural childbirth by Grantly Dick-Read
- Davidson, Penny; reviews Pregnancy and birth - a guide for deaf women by Sabina Iqbal
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews NHS plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care by Allyson M Pollock
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Blessed Events by Pamela E. Klassen
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Listen To Me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife by Margaret Charles Smith and Linda Janet Holmes
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Redefining Motherhood: Changing Identities and Patterns edited by Sharon Abbey and Andrea O'Reilly
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Mothers and Midwives: The Ethical Journey by Faye E. Thompson
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Men Who Control Women's Health: The Miseducation of Obstetrician-Gynecologists by Diana Scully
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Diary of a Midwife: The Power of Positive Childbearing by Juliana van Olphen-Fehr
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Safety of Alternative Approaches to Childbirthby Peter F. Schlenzka
- Edwards, Nadine; reviews Expecting Trouble: The Myth of Prenatal Care in Americaby Thomas Strong
- Evans, Jane; reviews Breech Birth by Benna Waites
- Hood, Joanne; reviews Breech Birth - What are my options? by Jane Evans
- Jansson, Laura; reviews Holistic Midwifery: A Comprehensive Textbook for Midwives in Homebirth Practice by Anne Frye
- Key, Elizabeth; reviews Birth Centres: A Social Model For Maternity Cases edited by Mavis Kirkham
- Lowdon, Gina; reviews Until Our Hearts Are On the Ground edited by D Memee Lavell-Harvard and Jeannette Corbiers Lavell
- Lowdon, Gina; reviews Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- Lowdon, Gina; reviews St George's Healthcare NHS Trust Caesarean Leaflet by St George's Healthcare NHS Trust
- McHugh, Nessa; reviews Midwifery Best Practice: Volume 3 by Sara Wickham
- Magill-Cuerden, Julia; reviews Am I Allowed? by Beverley A. Lawrence Beech
- Moore, Jill; reviews Real Healing after Caesarean: A victorious recovery from a traumatic birth experience by Martha Jesty
- Murphy Lawless, Jo; reviews Pregnancy, Birth and Maternity Care: Feminist PerspectivesEdited by Mary Stewart; reviewed by Jo Murphy-Lawless
- Murphy Lawless, Jo; reviews Pushed: the painful truth about childbirth and modern maternity care by Jennifer Block
- Murphy Lawless, Jo; reviews The Politics of Birth by Sheila Kitzinger
- Murphy Lawless, Jo; reviews Touching Distance by Rebecca Abrams; reviewed by Jo Murphy Lawless - available in Vol 21 No 3
- Nicoll, Avril; reviews Improving Maternity Services by Denis Walsh
- Nock, Suzanna; reviews Hello Baby Jenni Overend and Julie Vivas
- Nock, Suzanna; reviews That Bath's Got No Taps by The Millinson Family
- Postle, Elmer; reviews Is There a Father in the House? by James Torr
- Postle, Elmer; reviews Men at birth edited by David Vernon
- Robinson, Jean; reviews Birthing Autonomy by Nadine Pilley Edwards
- Robinson, Jean; reviews Exploring the Experiences of Women of Pakistani Origin in UK Maternity Services by Yana Richens
- Robinson, Jean; reviews Informed Choice in Maternity Care by Mavis Kirkham
- Robinson, Jean; reviews The Good Mother by Sian Busby
- Robinson, Jean; reviews The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation by Gayle Greene
- Ridley, Shane; reviews Birth and Power - A Savage Enquiry revisited by Wendy Savage - available in Vol 21 No 2
- Ridley, Shane; reviews Hey! Who's Having This Baby Anyway? by Breck Hawk
- Ridley, Shane; reviews Home Birth - A Practical Guide (4th Edition) by Nicky Wesson
- Ruffell, Lizzie; reviews Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
- Stenson, Sarah; reviews Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding by Mary Kroeger
- Stockton, Adela; reviews Having a Great Birth in Australia edited by David Vernon
- Weaver, Jane; reviews Birth After Caesarean by Jenny Lesley
- Williams, Vicki; reviews Positive Pain: a guide to emotional well-being throughout pregnancy and birth by Adela Stockton
- Williams, Vicki; reviews Our Water Baby by Amy Mclean
- Willis, Teresa; reviews Stand & Deliver by Emma Mahony
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