AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 3 Nadine Edwards and Sarah Davies present a summary of their critique of the CMACE Report on the Albany Midwifery Practi… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 2 www.caesarean.org.uk co-founder Gina Lowdon explores the concept of choosing a caesarean Sadly, women are often portra… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 2 Debbie Chippington Derrick explains more about supporting women requesting a caesarean Gina Lowdon and I have been sup… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Debbie Chippington Derrick looks at the contentious issue of vaginal examinations with specific reference to the NICE… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Midwife Mary Stewart considers the emotional effects of internal examination The subject of vaginal examination is con… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 AIMS Vice Chair Nadine Edwards gives some background The Albany Midwifery Practice was based in Peckham Pulse Healthy… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Maria Newcastle tells her story I had a baby girl, Matilda, at home a fortnight ago. It was a lovely birth; however, t… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Beverley Beech looks at when 'informed consent' becomes bullying Bullying in midwifery is not new, mothers and midwive… Read more…
By Nadine Edwards AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 The rally took place on the bright and sunny morning of the 7th March, and attracted almost 2,000 pe… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 A Serious Clinical Incident (SCI) is defined as 'any unintended or unexpected incident which could have harmed or did… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Compiled by Jo Murphy-Lawless British maternity services are running short of 4,000 midwives at present. The Royal Col… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 Pat O'Brien takes a critical look at the portrayal of birth I noted with interest the Channel 4 programme advertised '… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 4 Lucy Christopher looks at the impact of holistic care for her VBAC Four years ago, I had had a traumatic emergency cae… Read more…
By Beverley Lawrence Beech AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 4 'The choice of home birth should be offered to all mothers'. Maternity Matters, Department… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 3 Beverley Beech looks at the threat to birthing choice in the UK In 1993 a Parliamentary Report on maternity services,… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 3 Midwifery lecturer Sarah Davies reports on the NMC's case against Deborah Purdue Deborah Purdue: Independent Midwife w… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 3 AIMS Chair Beverley Beech reports Clare Fisher qualified as a midwife in October 1993 and in 1994 came to work in Carm… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 2 Debbie Slater looks at improving maternity services for women in her new home I don't think that people wake up one mo… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 2 Jean Robinson considers the politics behind the name The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to stop using th… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 2 Sue Reid, the Daily Mail Special Investigations Editor, speaks out about the secrecy of forcible adoption A few weeks… Read more…
By Maria C AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 1 One woman's courageous search for answers If a member of the public neglects, kills or injures another, cri… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 1 MSLC Chair Michelle Barnes campaigns successfully to reduce the caesarean rate in Sheffield In February 2008 Michelle… Read more…
By Ingrid Wall AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 1 Ingrid Wall talks about her experience of using the PALS service to complain I am writing this article… Read more…
By Adela Stockton AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 1 Adela Stockton explores our perception of pain Every woman deserves a good birth experience, but the… Read more…