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Book Reviews: Breast Intentions & Teach don't tell

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

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2016, Vol 28 No 1 Breast Intentions by Allison Dixley; reviewed by Debs Neiger Teach d…   Read more…

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

AIMS Journal, 2015, Vol 27 No 4 Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website Water birth: stories to inspire and inform edited by Milli Hill; rev…   Read more…

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Vol. 27, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2015, Vol 27 No 3 When a Baby Dies: the experience of late miscarriage, stillbirth and…   Read more…

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Vol. 27, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2015, Vol 27 No 2 Am I Allowed? by Beverley Lawrence Beech; reviewed by Vicki Williams…   Read more…

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Vol. 27, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 27 No 1 Group B Strep Explained by Sara Wickham; reviewed by Group B Strep E…   Read more…

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

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2014, Vol 26 No 4 The Hypnobirthing Book: An inspirational guide for a calm, confident…   Read more…

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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…

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Vol. 26, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 2 Dynamic positions in birth: a fresh look at how women's bodies work…   Read more…

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Vol. 26, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal 2014, Vol 26, No 1 Birth Rites and Rights edited by Fatemeh Ebtehaj, Jonathan Herring,…   Read more…

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Vol. 25, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website . AIMS Journal, 2013, Vol 25 No 4 Law, Policy and Reproductive Autonomy by Erin Nelson Hart 2013 ISB…   Read more…

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Vol. 25, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2013, Vol 25 No 3 Saggy Boobs and Other Breastfeeding Myths by Valerie Finigan; review…   Read more…

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Vol. 25, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2013, Vol 25 No 2 Where Have All the Mothers Gone? by Jean Chamberlain Froese; reviewe…   Read more…

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Vol. 25, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 25 No 1 Bad Pharma: How drug companies mislead doctors and harm patients by…   Read more…

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Vol. 24, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 4 Wilful Blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril by Margaret…   Read more…

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Vol. 24, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 3 Emotional Recovery by Lynn Madsen; reviewed by Susan Merrick Emotion…   Read more…

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

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 2 Born at Home, The Biological, Cultural and Political Dimensions of M…   Read more…

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Vol. 24, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2012, Vol 24 No 1 Midwives Coping with Loss and Grief: Stillbirth, Professional and Pe…   Read more…

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Vol. 23, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2011, Vol 23 No 2 The Oxytocin Factor – Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love and Healing…   Read more…

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Vol. 23, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2011, Vol 23 No 1 Tensions and barriers in improving maternity care: The story of a bi…   Read more…

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Vol. 22, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 4 Towards the Emancipation of Patients: patients' experiences and the…   Read more…

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Vol. 22, No. 3, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 3 Midwifery Continuity of Care: A Practical Guide by Caroline Homer, P…   Read more…

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Vol. 22, No. 2, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 2 The Faceless Caesarean by Caroline Oblasser; reviewed by Gina Lowdon…   Read more…

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Vol. 22, No. 1, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2010, Vol 22 No 1 The Father's Home Birth Handbook by Leah Hazard; reviewed by Michell…   Read more…

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Vol. 21, No. 4, ISSN 0256-5004 (Print)

Complete list of book reviews on the AIMS website AIMS Journal, 2009, Vol 21 No 4 Birth Stories for the Soul edited by Denis Walsh and Sheena Byrom; r…   Read more…

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