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Introducing “They said to me”: Giving voice to the voiceless

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Samantha Gadsden They Said To Me…   Read more…

An Interview with Soo Downe by the AIMS Campaigns Team

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Soo Downe Interview by Jo Dagustun…   Read more…

Yoga: A time for me and a time for my baby

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Cathy Welch While I was ruminati…   Read more…

Book Review: Birthing Outside the System: The Canary in the Coal Mine

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Complete list of book reviews on th…   Read more…

Getting to grips with the first Ockenden Report and what it means for the Maternity Transformation Programme

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By the AIMS Campaigns Team Donna Oc…   Read more…

AIMS Commentary on the Ockenden Interim Report, published on 10 December 2020

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Anna Madeley AIMS welcomes the p…   Read more…

What has the AIMS campaigns team been doing?

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Other quarterly updates By the AIMS…   Read more…

On message - What can we learn from listening to our internal monologues?

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Sophie Martin We all have contin…   Read more…

Better Births – Five Years On

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Annie Francis The National Mater…   Read more…

Continuity of Carer and Social Support Network: Working together

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Anne Glover As a doula, I am kee…   Read more…

The science behind babywearing

Vol. 33, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2021, Vol 33, No 1 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Neve Spicer Editor’s note: Neve…   Read more…

Pregnancy apps and social media – are we being watched?

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Editor's note: We are all to a grea…   Read more…

Social media and the sharing of knowledge

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Gemma McKenzie On 10th March 190…   Read more…

AIMS and Social Media

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Julie Ann Crowley Long gone are…   Read more…

Baby loss in lockdown, the loneliest of times. Does social media help?

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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A (Mother’s) Visual Diary on Social Media: Pregnancy and Motherhood during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Jocelyn Allen “I Keep Looking At…   Read more…

My experiences of supporting breastfeeding women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) via social media

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By Wendy Jones PhD MRPharmS MBE ‘ S…   Read more…

Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support & Social Media

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here The OBS facilitators: Charlotte Gil…   Read more…

Book Review: The Millstone by Margaret Drabble

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, ple…   Read more…

Book Review: Birth Shock: How to recover from Birth Trauma, by Mia Scotland

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, ple…   Read more…

Ideological birth wars: The academic debate goes on, but where does this leave us?

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here A recent article published in the B…   Read more…

Campaign Update: Removing COVID-19-related maternity restrictions on partners

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Since the start of the pandemic, th…   Read more…

What has the AIMS campaigns team been doing?

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here Other quarterly updates By the AIMS…   Read more…

Birth Activists Briefing: What is a Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA)?

Vol. 32, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 4 To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here By the AIMS Campaigns team The Prof…   Read more…

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