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Squaring the Circle: Normal birth research, theory and practice in a technological age

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Squaring the Circle: Normal birth research, theory and practice in a technological age Edited by Soo Downe and Sheena…   Read more…

Birth Space – Supportive or Coercive?

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Shellie Poulter What is important in a birth space? Low lighting, access to water and other comfort measures, a re…   Read more…

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

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Other quarterly updates By the AIMS Campaigns Team Written outputs: Letter to Peter May, Permanent Secretary at the D…   Read more…

The Lancet Series on Breastfeeding 2023

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Laura Scarlett “Breastfeeding is not the sole responsibility of women and requires collective societal approaches…   Read more…

Safety and place of birth: part one

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, No 35, No 2 By Kathryn Kelly Introduction Until relatively recently, women [1] gave birth at home as the norm and only used a ‘mat…   Read more…

Birthplace dreams, instincts and lived experience

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Alex Smith Welcome to the June issue of the AIMS journal. The theme for this quarter is birthplace. Just for a mom…   Read more…

Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a physiological approach to care in labour

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Editor’s note: In this article, PhD student Florence Darling shares the findings of her study that looks at the facil…   Read more…

Safety and place of birth: part two

Vol. 35, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Kathryn Kelly In the first article I explored evidence around mother and infant mortality for low-risk pregnancies…   Read more…

The Art of Giving Birth – Five Key Physiological Principles

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Sallyann Beresford Physiological birth is a hot top…   Read more…

Physiological birth: how it works

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Alex Smith These days, it is easy to believe that b…   Read more…

Conference Report: Pandemic recovery of maternity & child services September 2022

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Nadia Higson This conference, organised by the Royal…   Read more…

Physiological birth: a dangerous cult or a scientific fact?

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Natalie Meddings The notion of ‘normal birth’ has b…   Read more…

Introducing Care Opinion

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Dr James Munro Perhaps more than in any kind of hea…   Read more…

Why Birth Art?

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Sophie Jenna I love to paint and create, and have s…   Read more…

Considering the invisible parts of the birth environment

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Nicole Schlögel Last Sunday morning, when witnessin…   Read more…

Teaching midwives about physiology-based care: going beyond the core curriculum

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . Molly O’Brien A discussion with Molly: what I learned…   Read more…

Mental Health-related maternal deaths: reflections on the MBRRACE report

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By the AIMS Campaigns Team In this article, the AIMS C…   Read more…

A fond farewell to, and from, Julia Cumberlege and Cyril Chantler, champions for changing childbirth for the better

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Jo Dagustun, AIMS volunteer and Maternity Transform…   Read more…

Transforming to Continuity of Midwifery Carer - Exciting Times for Northern Ireland Maternity Services

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Leslie Altic Since the publication of Changing Chil…   Read more…

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

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . Other quarterly updates By the AIMS Campaigns Team Wri…   Read more…

Why does physiological birth matter?

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . The theme for the March 2023 issue of the AIMS journal…   Read more…

In Memoriam: Beverley Lawrence Beech

Vol. 35, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 1 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . 12 Nov 1944 - 25 Feb 2023 A personal reflection by Deb…   Read more…

Representations of Birth in Art

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Mary Nolan It’s interesting that there have been re…   Read more…

This is his head, says the midwife

Vol. 34, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2022, Vol 34, No 4 To read or download this Journal as a PDF. Please click here . By Lizzy Lister This is his head , says the midwife pl…   Read more…

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