Coronavirus and your maternity care
This information was last updated on 6 April 2022. The links were checked at that time but webpages are sometimes moved. If a link appears to be broke… Read more…
AIMS has been providing information and support to women and their families since 1960.
Our Pregnancy, Birth and Infant Feeding pages are intended to provide useful information on a variety of topics that we are frequently asked about on our helpline. This information is not intended to replace medical advice, but instead to help women to work out what questions they may wish to ask their health care providers to help them to make their own decisions.
The Birth Information pages are new addition to the AIMS website, so currently we only cover a few topics, but we will be continuously working on adding new information pages to the AIMS website, and if you would like to suggest a topic, or if you are interested in authoring one, please do let us know.
If you would like to speak to one of our helpline volunteers, you can email or call the AIMS helpline (visit our contact page).
This information was last updated on 6 April 2022. The links were checked at that time but webpages are sometimes moved. If a link appears to be broke… Read more…
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