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Vol. 38, No. 3, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 3 In the forward to her recent report into the maternity services, Baroness Amos wrote: “ Words cannot describe the pai…   Read more…

Heart health in pregnancy study needs your help!

Vol. 38, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 1 Rebecca Jarman wrote for the AIMS journal in 2024 about Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare but potentially life…   Read more…

A personal reflection on the Amos Review Update, December 2025

Vol. 38, No. 1, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 1 By Jo Dagustun, AIMS Volunteer What was asked for - a fresh pair of eyes A public ministerial briefing, if you will,…   Read more…

An open letter of thanks to Catharine Hart, Campaigns Team Volunteer and Physiology-Informed Maternity Services (PIMS) campaign lead.

Vol. 37, No. 2, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 From Alex Smith and all your friends from AIMS Dearest Catharine, The hugest thank you for being the guest editor for…   Read more…

Mariamni Plested's research methodology - Just ‘birth’: the phenomenon of birth without a healthcare professional

Vol. 35, No. 4, ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)

AIMS Journal, 2023, Vol 35, No 4 Just ‘birth’: the phenomenon of birth without a healthcare professional Mariamni Plested Method This article forms pa…   Read more…

Dear Baroness Cumberlege

Vol. 28, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2016, Vol 28 No 1 Andy Beckingham writes to the Maternity Review Team Dear Baroness Cumberlege and the Maternity Review Team, I write to…   Read more…

Alongside midwifery units

Vol. 27, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2015, Vol 27 No 4 Andrea Nove looks at the evidence supporting out-of-hospital models of care The Birthplace in England study 1 found th…   Read more…

Why Birth Centres Fail

Vol. 24, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 2 Mavis Kirkham, Ruth Deery and Deborah Hughes offer a case study In 2010 we published ‘Tensions and barriers in improvi…   Read more…

Letters

Vol. 19, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2007, Vol 19, No 3 Cascade of Intervention I am still in the process of coming to terms with the birth of my daughter last August. I had…   Read more…

Women Helping Women Prisoners

Vol. 17, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Diana Parkinson AIMS Journal, 2005, Vol 17 No 3 Diana Parkinson, chair of the trustees of Birth Companions, informs AIMS members about the charity tha…   Read more…

Research Roundup

Vol. 15, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

By Jean Robinson AIMS Journal, Spring 2003, Vol 15 No 1 Problems after preterm birth Making decisions in preterm labour Breast damage from baby care S…   Read more…

Emergency sections - how fast?

Vol. 13, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

By Jean Robinson AIMS Journal 2001, Vol 13, No 2 How long does it take to do an emergency caesarean? Two doctors in Leicester looked at records for 14…   Read more…

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Imagining breech birth without bord…

AIMS Journal, 2026, Vol 38, No 3 By Rixa Freeze, PhD For a long time, breech birth lived in my mind as a question I could not quite put down. It was never just a clinical…

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Supporting informed choice for wome…

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AIMS Workshop: Focusing on Rights i…

Join us for one of our series of interactive online AIMS workshops, " Focusing on Rights in Pregnancy and Birth ". Emma Ashworth (principal author of "The AIMS Guide to Y…

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AIMS Workshop: Focusing on Inductio…

Join us for one of our series of interactive online AIMS workshops, " Focusing on Induction of Labour ". Nadia Higson (principal author of "The AIMS Guide to Induction of…

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AIMS Workshop: Understanding Twin T…

Stephanie Ernst, founder of the TAPS Support Foundation, will be explaining the issues that can arise in different types of twin pregnancies, and what twins parents need…

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Open Letter to Helen Morgan MP on "…

AIMS welcomes the motion F8 proposed by Helen Morgan MP to the Liberal Democrat Party Autumn Conference 2026 on the topic of tackling the maternity crisis. We have writte…

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The final Amos Report one month on:…

In this piece, a month following the publication of the ‘Amos Report’, the AIMS Campaigns Team sets out some high-level perspectives on the report. The team is now busy a…

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Letter welcoming Rt Hon Yvette Coop…

AIMS has written to welcome the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP on her appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Our letter offers our thoughts on key conside…

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