Use of AIMS copyright material

All the text, charts and images included in AIMS publications, including Books, Journal articles and webpages, are copyright AIMS unless otherwise indicated. Under UK law, you are permitted to use short extracts from AIMS publications without needing to seek the explicit permission of AIMS, as long as you give the title of the work being quoted, stating AIMS as the author (©AIMS), and provided your use is reasonable and fair. We would be very pleased for you to quote a sentence or two, but if you want to quote a longer extract please contact management@aims.org.uk to explain why you want to quote more and to seek permission.

We ask anyone who quotes from AIMS publications to include the following text:

“Extracts from {Title} are ©AIMS. The book is available from shop.aims.org.uk OR The full article is available here {URL}. AIMS is a charity that works towards better births for all by campaigning and information sharing, protecting human rights in childbirth and helping maternity service users to know their rights, whatever birth they want, and wherever they want it. See www.aims.org.uk”

Latest Content

Journal

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Imagining breech birth without bord…

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 3 By Rixa Freeze, PhD For a long time, breech birth lived in my mind as a question I could not quite put down. It was never just a clinical…

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Supporting informed choice for wome…

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 3 By Amy Meadowcroft, RM, MClinRes Introduction This article uses the terms “women” and “mothers” in relation to biological sex and reprodu…

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Mary Cronk MBE – Upholding the skil…

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 3 By Joy Horner For those who may not be familiar with the life and work of the late, great Mrs ("My friends call me Mary”) Cronk, she was…

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Events

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AIMS Workshop: Understanding Twin T…

Stephanie Ernst, founder of the TAPS Support Foundation, will be explaining the issues that can arise in different types of twin pregnancies, and what twins parents need…

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ARM Winter National Meeting

Respect, Rights & Real Midwifery The ARM toolkit How do we not only survive but thrive in midwifery? Our winter meeting brings together midwives, students and supporters…

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AIMS Workshop: The Foundation Stone…

Join us for one of our series of interactive online AIMS workshops " The Foundation Stones for Supporting the Physiological Process in Pregnancy and Birth ". Please follo…

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Latest Campaigns

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Making Modern Service Frameworks: m…

By Catherine Williams, on behalf of the AIMS Campaigns Team Introduction: the Amos Review and the prospect of a Modern Service Framework for maternity The recommendations…

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National maternity and neonatal ser…

By Jo Dagustun on behalf of the AIMS Campaigns Team In this briefing note, Jo offers an account of what has been happening following Wes Streeting’s 2024 commitment to ov…

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Scottish Perinatal Framework: Alter…

AIMS was set to review the document Framework for maternity healthcare professionals to support individualised care for women who choose alternative/non-standard birth ch…

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