AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Alex Smith An increasing number of new mothers begin breastfeeding following a long drawn-out process of induction… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Emma Laurinaviciene-Connor At every antenatal appointment I was asked “ How do you intend to feed your baby ?” to… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Kathryn Kelly Introduction In April I was delighted to be joined by eight people from both birth-worker and non-bi… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 In the second and final part of her fascinating article, Nicole continues to reflect on how the ‘mechanics of birth’,… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Joelle Colson and Suzanne Colson Biological nurturing (BN), a neurodevelopmental approach to breastfeeding, was cr… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By founders Claire Barlow and Jenn Kenworthy Maternal Pituitary Support was established in February 2022. It is a not… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 In this article, independent midwife and IBCLC lactation consultant Lucy Moggridge describes the pitiful lack of educ… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By The AIMS Campaigns Team Published written outputs: Critique of the ‘Big Baby’ trial June 25th: Open letter to Wes… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Dr Jude Field and Jenny Cunningham The UK’s top 10 midwifery practice and maternity care research priorities are h… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By Joelle Colson and Suzanne Colson Throughout recent history, infant feeding practices have evolved based on cultura… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 By the AIMS management team (Jean speakng at AIMS 50th Anniversary Luncheon 2010) We were deeply saddened to hear of… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 It was with great sadness that we heard the news of Margaret Jowitt’s death earlier this year. Margaret had been a gr… Read more…
Gabrielle Palmer, wrote her inspirational and eye-opening book, ‘The Politics of Breastfeeding’, in 1988 (3rd edition 2009). I bought it immediately a… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 Interview by Catharine Hart Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed by AIMS, Kate. I love that this book doesn't try… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 3 Welcome to the September 2025 issue of the AIMS journal. The theme for this quarter is breastfeeding. An important is… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 4 Image Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt By Jennifer Pearce A few days before my 21st birthday I was told by the hospit… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Emily Burke With birth in the UK becoming an increasingly medicalised event, and intervention rates rising, many w… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Fedwa Harrak The National Health Service (NHS) in England emphasises evidence-based care, with most births taking… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 Art by Sophie Jenna By Alex Smith What has physiological birth in the privacy of one’s own home got to do with the ma… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Lydia Barwood and Anna Jones Understanding student midwives’ experiences of supporting physiological birth is fund… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Jane Furness In my experience in Northern Ireland, physiology is not on the radar of those providing maternity car… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Julia Mihaylov A rebozo may well be something that you haven’t come across before - it is a colourful traditional… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 By Jenny Smith The background Caesarean section is the commonest operation globally, and in some UK hospitals the com… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 2 Showcased by Catharine Hart AIMS is proud to showcase the work of Molly O’Brien, who teaches the course Biomechanics… Read more…