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My favourite birth was an induced birth!

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Jay Kelly Don’t get me wrong, I…   Read more…

In Search of Justice

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Beth Whitehead Ever since my dau…   Read more…

Waterbirth and Induction of Labour

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Informed Decision Making – does research help us?

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Ann Roberts Each Christmas, the…   Read more…

Labour Induction at Term – How great is the risk of refusing it?

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Debbie Chippington Derrick and N…   Read more…

Induction: First do no harm

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Katie Hickey One of the most wel…   Read more…

Editorial - Induction: Indispensable or Epidemic?

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 1 By Journal editors Emma Ashworth an…   Read more…

Interview with a Birth Activist: Verina Henchy

Vol. 31, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 31, No 3 Interview by Rachel Boldero Verina…   Read more…

Obituary of Mary Cronk, 1932-2018

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 Mary Cronk’s family announced that…   Read more…

Book Review: Traumatic Childbirth by Cheryl Beck, Jeanne Driscoll and Sue Wats

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019…   Read more…

Book Review: Unassisted Childbirth by Laura Kaplan Shanley

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019…   Read more…

Being a birth activist: An interview with Virginia Hatton

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 Virginia Hatton (currently an AIMS…   Read more…

Conference report: 4th Annual Birth Trauma Event

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Maddie McMahon When I became a d…   Read more…

Research Review: "Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions."

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 Gemma McKenzie reviews Reed R. Shar…   Read more…

Birthing Journeys: Positive birth after trauma

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Hannah Palamara My journey to ac…   Read more…

The Night that was neither Silent nor Holy

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Beth Whitehead I seem to struggl…   Read more…

Why didn't she leave?

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Zoe Clark When they first met, s…   Read more…

After-birth service provision - An opportunity for resolution and renewal

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU , please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Dr Gill Thomson (BSc, MSc, PhD,…   Read more…

The Trauma between us

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Amy Delicate Birth trauma can ha…   Read more…

Traumatised Midwives; Traumatised Women

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Jenny Patterson My recent PhD re…   Read more…

What is birth trauma anyway?

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Dr Rebecca Moore I had a difficu…   Read more…

Editorial: When birth becomes trauma

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

To read or download this Journal in a magazine format on ISSUU, please click here AIMS Journal, 2019, Vol 30, No 4 By Editors Mari Greenfield and Emma…   Read more…

Book Review: When Survivors Give Birth, by Penny Simkin and Phyllis Klaus

Vol. 30, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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Editorial: The Politics of Infant Feeding

Vol. 30, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

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