AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 1 Interview by Leslie Altic What first attracted you to being a midwife, tell us a bit about your journey and how you g… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 1 By Petra Wood My first grandson will be three years old next month. My son and my daughter-in-law decided to marry wh… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 1 By Ruksana Beigi A Grandmother's Embrace In softest whispers, she awaits, A tender heart that gently waits. Through s… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2025, Vol 37, No 1 Image source By Jacqueline Edwards I’m lying on the bed, legs spread wide, bright lights shining on my genitals while… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 Interview by Alex Smith Hello Karrie, thank you for agreeing to share your experience with us. Many congratulations o… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 By Meghan Luton Introduction Deafness, defined as a partial or total inability to perceive or understand sound, curre… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 By Alex Smith For both hearing and deaf people alike, written information (about maternity care, for example) is a on… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 By Bine Browne The Association of Radical Midwives (ARM) was formed almost fifty years ago in response to the increas… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 By Jo Dagustun In this piece, one of our Campaigns Team volunteers illustrates how attending conferences such as the… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 My personal view on the provision of communication support for deaf and deafblind women in the maternity setting. By… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 Tom, and his and Paula’s daughter, Hazel (sign name ‘big smile’) By Salli Ward When Tom Lichy and his partner Paula G… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 4 Image source By Alex Smith Did you know that one in three pregnant women develop tinnitus compared with one in ten wh… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Dr Marie Lewis (RM BSC MA Phd) This paper is a personal reflection on the journey of trust within the midwife-moth… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By The AIMS Campaigns Team The Continuity of Midwifery Carer model of maternity care is being rolled out in Northern… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By the AIMS Management Team If you are reading this Journal you may already be an AIMS member, in which case, thank y… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 Salli and her mum on a bench commemorating the midwife who attended when she was born. By Salli Ward I was born at ho… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Bernadett Kasza When I began my midwifery training, I was beaming with hope, eager to be ‘with woman’ and fulfil m… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 “ The way the world sees pregnancy is broken…and it’s our mission to change that! We’re teaching the world to trust i… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Jo Dagustun AIMS Volunteer, Jo Dagustun, reflects on her recent day out at the Northern Maternity and Midwifery Fe… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 After the birth of her baby, Rachel initially believed a midwife’s ill-considered throw-away comment. She writes: “ I… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 Sarah Fisher looks back on her journeys to motherhood with new autistic insight, reflecting on the importance of havi… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Ryan Jones This is a journal article about trust, and it’s also a journal article about my journey to becoming a v… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Jo Dagustun I’m worried about the way we are compelled to recognise and refer to much of our local NHS service as… Read more…
AIMS Journal, 2024, Vol 36, No 3 By Claire Dunn I found myself sitting in the waiting room of a prestigious hospital in West London pondering what lay… Read more…