AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Hannah Thomas I used to think that special care was just for premature babies - but the majority of babies who rec… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Catharine Hart Cochrane report: Planned hospital birth compared with planned home birth for pregnant women at low… Read more…
Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 Union Street, by Pat Barker [Birth in the context of lifecourse/tes… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Anne Glover I’ve been working as a doula for 8 years now and have been so blessed to have supported over 100 birth… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 1 By Jo Dagustun I’d always thought quite traditionally about who would be in the room at my labour and births. It wo… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Trudi Dawson “So, erm, what do you actually do? I mean, like, what do they actually pay you for?”…. Essentially, m… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 By Scott Mair Introduction: Becoming a father is undoubtedly one of life's most transformative and profound experienc… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 3 Other quarterly updates By the AIMS Campaigns Team Written outputs: 15th May: Commented on the consultation on the NI… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Anne Glover AIMS has a position paper on Choice of Birthplace which states that choice of place of birth is a fund… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Grace Hall Last month, I joined a mother for her appointment with a Consultant Midwife to discuss her suitability… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 Interview by Anne Glover Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by AIMS, James. To begin, can you tell us what firs… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Katherine Revell During the covid pandemic home birth services were suspended in many Trusts and Boards throughout… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Sue Boughton A massage client gave birth in my home This is one of my favourite birth stories. It is written with… Read more…
Debbie Chippington Derrick, AIMS Volunteer who worked closely with Beverley from 2005 when she joined the AIMS Committee, through to 2017 when Beverle… Read more…
Beverley joined AIMS in 1976 and was elected Chair of the AIMS Committee at the AGM the following year on 23rd April 1977. She held this role until sh… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Deborah Maw My first baby was born in Eire, although we were living in Dumfries and Galloway at the time, 20 miles… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Nadia Higson and Debbie Chippington Derrick What are NICE guidelines? Among the roles of NICE (the National Instit… Read more…
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…
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…
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…
AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 2 By Laura S “Breastfeeding is not the sole responsibility of women and requires collective societal approaches that ta… Read more…
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…
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…
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…