Events

AIMS would be happy to consider adding your events to the following listing. We do not make charge for this but would be grateful to receive a donation. Please email event details to eventsdiary@aims.org.uk

AIMS workshops

For all current workshops please see www.tickettailor.com/events/aims. These are potentially valuable CPD for midwives and students, NCT practitioners etc. We are offering two free place for student midwives on each of our workshops, and we would also like to offer reduced price tickets to anyone who would find the full amount difficult to afford. Please email admin@aims.org.uk with your details including the workshop you would like to attend.

AIMS Workshop: The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth

When: 22nd October 2025

Join us for an interactive online AIMS workshop: " The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth ". In this wo…   Read more…

AIMS Workshop: Make Change Happen

When: 28th October 2025

AIMS is delighted to be hosting a series of Tools for Change campaigning workshops to be led by Ruth Weston. Ruth's journey of Birth Activism and Mate…   Read more…

AIMS Workshop: Focusing on Induction of Labour

When: 10th November 2025

Join us for an interactive online AIMS workshop, " Focusing on Induction of Labour ". Nadia Higson (principal author of "The AIMS Guide to Induction o…   Read more…

BICS Conference 2025

When: 13th November 2025 to 14th November 2025

The British Intrapartum Care Society [BICS] was established in 2018 to promote excellence in intrapartum care. Our aim is to standardise the care prov…   Read more…

ARM National Winter Meeting 2025

When: 22nd November 2025

Speakers include: Dr. Claire Feeley Constance Chitiyo Ellie Fornelli https://www.midwifery.org.uk/event/arm-national-winter-meeting-2025/   Read more…

Threads of Protest: Human Rights in Childbirth

When: 5th July 2025 to 1st March 2026

It combines the talents and knowledge of members of the public, artists, professional crocheters and charitable organisations to create crochet artwor…   Read more…

Latest Content

Journal

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Disrupting breastfeeding confidence…

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Alex Smith An increasing number of new mothers begin breastfeeding following a long drawn-out process of induction of labour. Currentl…

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Editorial: Thinking about breastfee…

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 Welcome to the September 2025 issue of the AIMS journal. The theme for this quarter is breastfeeding. An important issue that emerged as…

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A Conversation with Kate Evans, aut…

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 Interview by Catharine Hart Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by AIMS, Kate. I love that this book doesn't try to sound authoritat…

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Events

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AIMS AGM

AIMS AGM 2025 All members welcome to join us in London or online - further details to follow in AIMS Members Mailing. Please email admin@aims.org.uk if you plan to attend…

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AIMS Workshop: The Foundation Stone…

Join us for an interactive online AIMS workshop: " The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth ". In this workshop discussion we…

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AIMS Workshop: Make Change Happen

AIMS is delighted to be hosting a series of Tools for Change campaigning workshops to be led by Ruth Weston. Ruth's journey of Birth Activism and Maternity Service Campai…

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Latest Campaigns

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What does the Government’s 10-year…

The Government’s 10-year health plan for England ‘ Fit for the Future ’, launched in July 2025, is the outcome of the large-scale ‘Change NHS’ consultation that began in…

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AIMS Letter to Wes Streeting to wel…

AIMS has written to Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to welcome his announcement of a National Maternity Review, offer our support for the…

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AIMS review of the Big Baby trial

Introduction There has long been uncertainty over whether there is any benefit to early induction of labour when a baby is suspected to be ‘big’, known as ‘Large for Gest…

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