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2024, Vol. 36, No. 1 (I am writing to complain)
2023, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Mixed Feelings)
2023, Vol. 35, No. 3 (We were there)
2023, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Where will the baby come out? Birthplace dreams, instincts and lived experience)
2023, Vol. 35, No. 1 (Dare we say it? Physiological birth)
2022, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Picturing Birth)
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2022, Vol. 34, No. 2 (The Sound of Violence)
2022, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Induction: love's labours lost?)
2021, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Birth of a pandemic: How we coped)
2021, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Decision-making and consent)
2021, Vol. 33, No. 2 (A Plurality of Births: Languages, Places, Communities)
2021, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Salutogenesis - Putting the Health Back Into Healthcare)
2020, Vol. 32, No. 4 (The Use of Social Media in Pregnancy and Early Parenthood)
2020, Vol. 32, No. 3 (AIMS at 60 - Making a difference past and future)
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2020, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Breaking Down the Barriers to VBAC)
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2019, Vol. 31, No. 1 (To Induce or Not To Induce - At Least Ask the Question?)
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2018, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Implementing Better Births Part 2)
2018, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Implementing Better Births Part 1)
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2017, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Making Decisions)
2017, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Changing Language)
2017, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Focus on what makes a difference)
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2016, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Creating Continuity)
2016, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Back to the Future)
2016, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Caring for Midwives)
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2015–16, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Human Rights and the maternity jigsaw)
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2014–15, Vol. 26, No. 3 (State of the NHS)
2014–15, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Long-term Impact)
2014–15, Vol. 26, No. 1 (What about the evidence?)
2013–14, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Freedom of choice - When women really get to choose)
2013–14, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Breastfeeding and Biology - Supporting access to breastmilk?)
2013–14, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Remembering Women - What happens when women are not part of the decision chain?)
2013–14, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Policing Pregnancy - Who is really in charge?)
2012–13, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Commissioning Care - Building women-centred choice)
2012–13, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Are you asking? considering consent)
2012–13, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Place of Birth - why women don't have a real choice)
2012–13, Vol. 24, No. 1 ('Please treat me normally' Women share their thoughts on care)
2011–12, Vol. 23, No. 4 ('High Risk' When does a label become a self-fulfilling prophecy?)
2011–12, Vol. 23, No. 3 (International Witch Hunt - the campaign against midwifery)
2011–12, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Challenging the medicalisation of birth)
2011–12, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Normality)
2010–11, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Campaigning for 50 years 1960 - 2010)
2010–11, Vol. 22, No. 3 (The persecution of woman centred care)
2010–11, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Caesarean Birth)
2010–11, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Is anyone listening?)
2009–10, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Good Care)
2009–10, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Midwifery under Threat)
2009–10, Vol. 21, No. 2 (Social Services - The secrecy of forced adoption)
2009–10, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Campaigning, Complaining and Caring)
2008–9, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Midwifery Focus - Looking at supporting normal birth)
2008–9, Vol. 20, No. 3 (Home Birth, in search of normality)
2008–9, Vol. 20, No. 2 (Birth in Europe - Is there unity in the EU?)
2008–9, Vol. 20, No. 1 (The Value of Mothering - Are mothers let down when Culture can't care?)
2007–8, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Rhetoric and Reality - How do they compare on the ground?)
2007–8, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Where is the Support? Just how medicalised, institutionalised and fragmented are maternity services? )
2007–8, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Listen with Mother - Considering our options for the future of maternity care )
2007–8, Vol. 19, No. 1 (Birth Trauma - What makes birth traumatic and how can we help? )
2006–7, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Consultation Conundrums)
2006–7, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Free-standing and Proud)
2006–7, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Breastfeeding - Supporting Success)
2006–7, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Homebirth - why is it still hard labour?)
2005–6, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Choice - an abused concept)
2005–6, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Do Women Want Midwives or Obstetric Nurses? The AIMS conference poses the question)
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2004-5, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Is it murder to refuse a caesarean?)
2003-4, Vol. 15, No. 4 (The politics of cot death)
2003-4, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Challenging the illusion of choice)
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2002-3, Vol. 14, No. 2 (State-sanctioned kidnapping: Violation of a baby's human rights)
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2001-2, Vol. 13, No. 4 (What is normal birth? Time to stop confusing what is common with what is normal)
2001-2, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Misoprostol for induction of labour - Untested, Unapproved and Unnecessary)
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1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 4 (The Safety of Hospital Birth - The myth versus the reality)
1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Where's the Good News?)
1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 2 (The Witch Hunt)
1999-2000, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Midwifery - Will Higher Level Equal Lower Skill?)
1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Miscarriage - The Loss of A Baby)
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1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 2 (Active Management of Labour)
1998-9, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Is Labour Just a Pain?)
1997-8, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Maternity Madness)
1997, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Normal Birth - A Movement Standing Still)
1995, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Shackled Women)
1990, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Caesareans ...Something must be wrong)
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Journal Vol. 32, No. 1 — Breaking Down the Barriers to VBAC
ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)
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Breaking Down the Barriers to VBAC Editorial by Emma Ashworth
Reclaiming birth after caesarean Debbie Chippington Derrick looks back the importance of AIMS for VBAC in the UK
Manifesto for the performance of vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) at home (HBAC) Sarah Le Quang Sang’s performance piece on her experience of planning a HBAC
Research Review Gemma McKenzie reviews, ‘A narrative analysis of women’s experiences of planning a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) in Australia using critical feminist theory’
Leeds Trust fails to follow National VBAC Guidelines Helen Cox explains how Leeds Trust are reducing the chance of a vaginal birth for women planning a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean)
The birth of Eden Katie Hickey shares the story of her home VBAC (home vaginal birth after previous caesarean section)
Compassionately Communicating Katie Olliffe describes how she uses Compassionate Communication (Non Violent Communication (NVC)) as a Birth Worker
Being Believed: Obstetric violence in the age of #metoo Maddie McMahon on assaults on women, inside and outside the birth room
Abusing language Emma Ashworth and Verina Henchy look at why health care providers don’t like the word “abuse”
Interview with Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent Jo Dagustun interviews England's first Chief Midwifery Officer
Cracking the media paywall: how to access newspaper articles for free! Jo Dagustun explains how we can access newspaper articles without having to pay
Book Review: Give Birth like a Feminist by Milli Hill A group of AIMS volunteers share their views on this important book
Raging Hormones - The Power of Birth
Pandemic birth: Women's own stories during Covid-19
