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When unassisted birth may be the safest option

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 2 By Louise Day Never in my wildest d…   Read more…

Preparing for birth in lockdown

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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When fear becomes reality

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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High risk and high and dry

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 2 Anonymous I am currently pregnant w…   Read more…

My birth, my way

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Covid-19 and my IVF pregnancy

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Doula-ing from a distance: better than nothing

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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A time of worry and uncertainty

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Balancing the trade offs

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The impact of Covid-19 on Tabitha’s birth

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 2 By Hannah Kemlo In the weeks leadin…   Read more…

The CQC 2019 survey of women’s experiences of maternity care

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Homebirth to Midwife Led Unit transfer

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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When partners are banned from birth

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When support stops

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Anxious in a pandemic

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Preparing for freebirth during Covid-19

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Managing a doula team in the Covid-19 crisis

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Birth in a pandemic after a pregnancy loss

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Incentives for Continuity of Carer now included in NHS Resolution Scheme

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What has the AIMS Campaigns team been doing?

Vol. 32, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Covid-19 and the UK’s Maternity Services

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Research Review

Vol. 32, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2020, Vol 32, No 1 By Gemma McKenzie Hazel Keedle, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns and Hannah Grace Dahlen A narrative analysis of women’…   Read more…

Book Review: Give Birth like a Feminist by Milli Hill

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Leeds Trust fails to follow National VBAC Guidelines

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