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Neri Winterstein-Minnigin

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Ilana Winterstein shares her birth story of 3 April 2014 I’ve always had a fear of hospitals so a homebirth felt very…   Read more…

Ilana and Aaron, their doula’s story

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Doula Ly Malnick gives her account of Neri’s birth As a doula, I am often asked about the relationship between the att…   Read more…

Ilana, a midwife's story

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Selina Blackmore gives her perspective as the on-call midwife As the on-call midwife, I was asked to assess Ilana at ho…   Read more…

Positive Birth Movement

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Melissa Thomas, Jenny Hallam and Chris Howard share feedback for Positive Birth Groups The Positive Birth Movement (PB…   Read more…

Lancet series on midwifery

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Andrea Nove gives an overview of the papers on the impact of midwifery on maternal health At the international level,…   Read more…

Feedback from a positive birth facilitator

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014 Vol 26 No 4 My name is Elle and I have been running the Manchester Positive Birth Group from around the time the PBM (Positive Birth…   Read more…

Microbirth

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal Vol 26 No 4 Microbirth was released globally on 20 September 2014 An audience largely made up of birth workers and mothers – some with ch…   Read more…

Supporting those who witness bad practice

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Beverley Beech makes some suggestions It is not uncommon for those who are supporting a woman during childbirth to wit…   Read more…

AIMS pays tribute to Stephen Gaskin & Mary Ann Cahill

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Stephen Gaskin AIMS was saddened to hear of the death of Stephen Gaskin (16 February 1935 – 1 July 2014) in July. Steph…   Read more…

Maternal mortality

Vol. 26, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 Magdalena Ohaja and Jo Murphy-Lawless highlight the complexities in sub-Saharan Africa The reasons that lie behind eac…   Read more…

Anything but Simple

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Jo Murphy-Lawless shows why we need to understand the 2012 Health and Social Care Act Many thousands of articles and p…   Read more…

Book Reviews

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2013, Vol 26 No 3 The Plot Against the NHS by Colin Leys and Stewart Player Merlin Pre…   Read more…

Good maternity care for all

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Nadine Edwards and Jo Murphy-Lawless urge us to act now AIMS members, like many others, have found it difficult to und…   Read more…

Things are different in Wales

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Gill Boden discusses the Welsh NHS and maternity services Over many years I have found myself popping up in meetings i…   Read more…

The search for continuity

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Nicky Wesson and Natalie Carter look at some of the issues of continuity in NHS maternity care This is the story of a…   Read more…

Experiencing Caseloading

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Vicky Cottrill shares her birth story Following the birth of my first baby, I was incredibly anxious about being pregn…   Read more…

Dutch Midwifery

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Simone Valk and Rebekka Visser explain why Dutch midwifery is threatened by market forces As many of you may know, the…   Read more…

Interview with Wendy Savage

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 In July, Chair of AIMS, Beverley Beech visited Professor Wendy Savage to seek her views on the changes that are happen…   Read more…

Doris Buttry Haire

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Doris Buttry Haire died peacefully at her and her husband's home in Charlottesville Virginia on 7th June 2014 at the a…   Read more…

Continuity consensus emerging

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Gill Boden describes progress being made towards caseloading care in London The year 2013 was the 20th anniversary of…   Read more…

Albany Midwifery Practice

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Jude Davis talks about the launch of a new website exploring the Albany model of care A new website has been launched…   Read more…

Women’s safety alerts in maternity care: is speaking up enough?

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 Rance S, McCourt C, Rayment J, et al (2013) Women’s safety alerts in maternity care: is speaking up enough? Quality an…   Read more…

My Airedale Midwife

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 3 An NHS midwifery caseloading initiative in Yorkshire When mothers started voting with their feet and referring themsel…   Read more…

New NHS Reinstatement Bill

Vol. 26, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 3 Brand new NHS Reinstatement Bill from Allyson Pollock gives hope to campaigners (Taken from www.opendemocracy.net/ourn…   Read more…

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