Coronavirus and the Maternity Services
AIMS Birth Information Information about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant women in the UK and links to information sources can b… Read more…
AIMS has campaigned for improvements to the maternity services in the UK since 1960. We run national campaigns, support local people with their campaigns and support individual women, birthing people and families via our helpline. AIMS responds to multiple NICE guideline consultations, and has been instrumental in changing both guidance and language to better support women and babies through their maternity journey.
AIMS works towards better births for all by campaigning and information sharing, protecting human rights in childbirth and helping women to know their rights, whatever birth they want, and wherever they want it.
AIMS Birth Information Information about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for pregnant women in the UK and links to information sources can b… Read more…
AIMS, as part of a coalition of campaigning organisations including Birthrights, the BirthBliss Academy, the Fatherhood Institute, Make Birth Better a… Read more…
AIMS welcomes the BMJ article www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3876.full highlighting recent research on inconsistencies in Trusts’ restrictions on partne… Read more…
AIMS welcomes the new ' Framework to assist NHS trusts to reintroduce access for partners, visitors and other supporters of pregnant women in English… Read more…
NICE is developing a quality standard relating to FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). AIMS welcomes the development of this quality standard as we… Read more…
AIMS has had many enquiries about how to find out about, and seek to influence, local service changes during this period. Here we have included severa… Read more…
AIMS' evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee - Safety of Maternitys Services in England In July 2020, the UK Parliament's Health and… Read more…
A prioritisation framework for care in response to COVID-19 Version 2.1: Published Friday 26 June 2020 AIMS has welcomed the RCOG document Restoration… Read more…
AIMS' evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee On April 22, the UK Parliament's Health and Social Care Select Committee opened an inqui… Read more…
AIMS welcomes the recent publication of the RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic ( www.rcm… Read more…
On April 9, the NHS published a 'Clinical guide for the temporary reorganisation of intrapartum maternity care during the coronavirus pandemic'. AIMS… Read more…
The Make Birth Better Report was published in April 2020. During Spring/Summer 2019 they spoke to parents and healthcare providers about birth trauma.… Read more…
UN sends strong message to Spain, following a complaint to them from a Spanish mother, that their maternity care system must respect human rights. AIM… Read more…
An article titled " Women in labour being refused epidurals, official inquiry finds " appeared in the Guardian on Tuesday 3rd March. AIMS fully suppor… Read more…
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) recently launched a public consultation on two draft documents they have produced. Both d… Read more…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plays a key role in the ongoing quality assurance and regulation of the maternity services and its staff. Effe… Read more…
AIMS has responded to the Hull Daily Mail's article entitled, " https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/health/baby-born-bus-stop-shoelace-3571474 ". 26… Read more…
Download PDF Commissioners and providers across England, guided by their MVPs, are working across the country to implement sustainable Continuity of C… Read more…
AIMS submitted our response to this consultation on 7 May 2019. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) plays a key role in the ongoing quality assura… Read more…
Call for submissions: Mistreatment and violence against women during reproductive health care with a focus on childbirth The mandate of the United Nat… Read more…
Sent 9th May 2019 By email ( guardian.readers@theguardian.com ) Dear Sir, I write in response to the opinion piece by Barbara Ellen entitled “Meghan M… Read more…
Download PDF MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care MBRRACE-UK: Perinatal Mortality Surveillance report for births in 2016 www.npeu.ox.ac.u… Read more…
Focussing on the failings of the LSA in the case of Clare Fisher: The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales’ report (2013) Summarised by Beverley Beech In 201… Read more…
AIMS is delighted that the Government has recognised the importance to the safety of women and babies of the continuity of carer model of midwifery. H… Read more…
28 th June 2018 "This act of clemency is about more than me. It is an acknowledgement of liberty in giving birth. It is a recognition by the state tha… Read more…