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' 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 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 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…
Dr. Ágnes Geréb is a Hungarian obstetrician and midwife who has been fighting for her freedom following her house arrest and thret of imprisonment due… Read more…
AIMS submitted our response to this consultation on the 23 January 2018. A number of regulators, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Prof… Read more…
Join AIMS, NCT, ARM, IMUK, The Birth I Want, Birthrights and others in campaigning for: We want every woman to have a midwife who she can get to know… Read more…
It is frustrating when we are unable to help many of the parents who have contacted us about their problems with the current child protection system.… Read more…
TRAINING OF SOCIAL WORKERS Memorandum from The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services to the Select Committee for Children, Schools an… Read more…
If you or someone you know has recently had a baby and struggled to get support for a planned homebirth, then please consider raising the profile of t… Read more…