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Why Fatherhood Solutions Matters - the first year

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Scott Mair, Founder and Director of Fatherhood Solutions Twelve months ago, we set out to make a bold, loud case f…   Read more…

Beguiling Baby Tech, Bewildering Bodies: Technological Creep Into Sacred Space

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Berlin Krebs I went into labour a little after midnight on June 7th. By late morning, my contractions were strong…   Read more…

Breastfeeding over the decades

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Anne Hemsley I often say that in life I never stop learning, when it comes to the subject of breastfeeding, I have…   Read more…

Breastfeeding trauma

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Nicola De Sousa Breastfeeding trauma is something I never thought about or knew about. I never even thought about…   Read more…

Disrupting breastfeeding confidence a drip at a time

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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…   Read more…

Induction and breastfeeding

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Emma Laurinaviciene-Connor At every antenatal appointment I was asked “ How do you intend to feed your baby ?” to…   Read more…

AIMS Workshop: Technology in the perinatal period

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Kathryn Kelly Introduction In April I was delighted to be joined by eight people from both birth-worker and non-bi…   Read more…

The Fabric of Birth: Part two

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 In the second and final part of her fascinating article, Nicole continues to reflect on how the ‘mechanics of birth’,…   Read more…

Biological Nurturing: Closing the gaps in midwifery to support breastfeeding

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Joelle Colson and Suzanne Colson Biological nurturing (BN), a neurodevelopmental approach to breastfeeding, was cr…   Read more…

Maternal Pituitary Support

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By founders Claire Barlow and Jenn Kenworthy Maternal Pituitary Support was established in February 2022. It is a not…   Read more…

Poor breastfeeding education for UK healthcare professionals: a huge gap in the provision of early breastfeeding support for new mothers.

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 In this article, independent midwife and IBCLC lactation consultant Lucy Moggridge describes the pitiful lack of educ…   Read more…

What has the AIMS Campaigns Team been up to this quarter?

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By The AIMS Campaigns Team Published written outputs: Critique of the ‘Big Baby’ trial June 25th: Open letter to Wes…   Read more…

Working together to influence the future of midwifery research

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Dr Jude Field and Jenny Cunningham The UK’s top 10 midwifery practice and maternity care research priorities are h…   Read more…

Breastfeeding? Babies can do it in their sleep!

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Joelle Colson and Suzanne Colson Throughout recent history, infant feeding practices have evolved based on cultura…   Read more…

Jean Robinson 1930 - 2025

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By the AIMS management team (Jean speakng at AIMS 50th Anniversary Luncheon 2010) We were deeply saddened to hear of…   Read more…

Margaret Jowitt 1955 - 2025

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 It was with great sadness that we heard the news of Margaret Jowitt’s death earlier this year. Margaret had been a gr…   Read more…

Feeding your baby? Don’t let them lie to you.

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Gabrielle Palmer, wrote her inspirational and eye-opening book, ‘The Politics of Breastfeeding’, in 1988 (3rd edition 2009). I bought it immediately a…   Read more…

A Conversation with Kate Evans, author of The Food of Love

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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…   Read more…

Editorial: Thinking about breastfeeding

Vol. 37, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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 is…   Read more…

What is causing women to fear physiological birth? How the UK maternity system is failing.

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Emily Burke With birth in the UK becoming an increasingly medicalised event, and intervention rates rising, many w…   Read more…

Integrating Evidence and Practice: Implementing Physiology-Informed Maternity Care in England

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Fedwa Harrak The National Health Service (NHS) in England emphasises evidence-based care, with most births taking…   Read more…

In the safety and privacy of one’s own home

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 Art by Sophie Jenna By Alex Smith What has physiological birth in the privacy of one’s own home got to do with the ma…   Read more…

Supporting physiological birth as a student midwife

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Lydia Barwood and Anna Jones Understanding student midwives’ experiences of supporting physiological birth is fund…   Read more…

My experience of physiology-informed maternity care as a pregnant woman living with diabetes

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Jane Furness In my experience in Northern Ireland, physiology is not on the radar of those providing maternity car…   Read more…

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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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Scotland Maternity and Midwifery Fe…

Nine events across the UK and Ireland – all of them free of charge to all practising midwives, academics, allied healthcare professionals and student midwives. The profes…

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National Maternity Safety Conferenc…

The National Maternity Safety Conference is back! This year’s event will take place at the Hilton Metropole in Birmingham on 25th September 2025 . Building on the success…

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AIMS Workshop: Building Allies

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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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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AIMS Letter to Professor Mary Renfr…

AIMS has written to Professor Mary Renfrew to thank her for taking the lead on reviewing maternity services in Northern Ireland. Her report is the first of its kind to ta…

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